Palettes / Colors / #B89ABA

#B89ABA — Light Dusty Pink

#B89ABA is a pink color we call Light 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 #B89ABA 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.

#B89ABA is a cool 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 #9DBB9B; it also sits naturally between #A99BBB and #BB9BAD. 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 72% · Green 60% · Blue 73%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B89ABA

.text { color: #B89ABA; }
.background { background-color: #B89ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B89ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 154, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 19%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B89ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 154, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B89ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 154, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B89ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B89ABA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DBB9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B89ABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B89ABA

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 #B89ABA 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 #B89ABA 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

← #B89AB9  ·  #B89ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B89ABA?

#B89ABA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 184, 154, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B89ABA?

#B89ABA is RGB 184, 154, 186 — HSL 296°, 19%, 67% — CMYK 1%, 17%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #B89ABA?

Its complement is #9DBB9B; analogous partners are #A99BBB and #BB9BAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B89ABA for text?

Black text on #B89ABA has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.