Palettes / Colors / #B38FAC

#B38FAC — Dusty Pink

#B38FAC is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #B38FAC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B38FAC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8FB396; it also sits naturally between #A88FB3 and #B38F99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 56% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 4% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B38FAC

.text { color: #B38FAC; }
.background { background-color: #B38FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B38FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 143, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 19%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B38FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 143, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B38FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 143, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B38FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B38FAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FB396:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B38FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B38FAC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B38FAC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B38FAC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B38FAB  ·  #B38FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B38FAC?

#B38FAC is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 179, 143, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B38FAC?

#B38FAC is RGB 179, 143, 172 — HSL 312°, 19%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 4%, 30%.

What colors go with #B38FAC?

Its complement is #8FB396; analogous partners are #A88FB3 and #B38F99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B38FAC for text?

Black text on #B38FAC has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.