Palettes / Colors / #B474AE

#B474AE — Dusty Pink

#B474AE is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #B474AE 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.

#B474AE 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 #74B47A; it also sits naturally between #9A74B4 and #B4748D. 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 71% · Green 45% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 3% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B474AE

.text { color: #B474AE; }
.background { background-color: #B474AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B474AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 116, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 30%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B474AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 116, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B474AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 116, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B474AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B474AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74B47A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B474AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B474AE

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 #B474AE 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 #B474AE 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

← #B474AD  ·  #B474AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B474AE?

#B474AE is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 180, 116, 174). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B474AE?

#B474AE is RGB 180, 116, 174 — HSL 306°, 30%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 3%, 29%.

What colors go with #B474AE?

Its complement is #74B47A; analogous partners are #9A74B4 and #B4748D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B474AE for text?

Black text on #B474AE has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.