Palettes / Colors / #B690A5

#B690A5 — Dusty Pink

#B690A5 is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

#B690A5 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 #90B6A1; it also sits naturally between #B590B6 and #B69092. 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 56% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 9% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B690A5

.text { color: #B690A5; }
.background { background-color: #B690A5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B690A5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 144, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 21%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B690A5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 144, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B690A5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 144, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B690A5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B690A5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90B6A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B690A5: #000000.

How #B690A5 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 #B690A5 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

← #B690A4  ·  #B690A6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B690A5?

#B690A5 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 144, 165). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B690A5?

#B690A5 is RGB 182, 144, 165 — HSL 327°, 21%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 9%, 29%.

What colors go with #B690A5?

Its complement is #90B6A1; analogous partners are #B590B6 and #B69092. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B690A5 for text?

Black text on #B690A5 has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.