Palettes / Colors / #B992BF

#B992BF — Light Dusty Pink

#B992BF 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 #B992BF 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.

#B992BF 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 #98BF92; it also sits naturally between #A292BF and #BF92AE. 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 73% · Green 57% · Blue 75%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B992BF

.text { color: #B992BF; }
.background { background-color: #B992BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B992BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 146, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B992BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 146, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B992BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 146, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B992BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B992BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98BF92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B992BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B992BF

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 #B992BF 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 #B992BF 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

← #B992BE  ·  #B992C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B992BF?

#B992BF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 185, 146, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B992BF?

#B992BF is RGB 185, 146, 191 — HSL 292°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 3%, 24%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #B992BF?

Its complement is #98BF92; analogous partners are #A292BF and #BF92AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B992BF for text?

Black text on #B992BF has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.