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#BB689D — Muted Pink

#BB689D is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #BB689D 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.

#BB689D 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 #68BB86; it also sits naturally between #B068BB and #BB6873. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB689D · RGB 187, 104, 157

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Color values

HEX#BB689D
RGB187, 104, 157
HSL322°, 38%, 57%
HSV322°, 44%, 73%
CMYK0%, 44%, 16%, 27%
XYZ31.53, 22.90, 34.66
Yxy22.90, 0.3539, 0.2571
CIE-Lab54.97, 40.22, -14.19
Hunter Lab47.85, 37.00, -12.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 41% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 16% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB689D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB689D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB689D

.text { color: #BB689D; }
.background { background-color: #BB689D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB689D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 104, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 38%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB689D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 104, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB689D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 104, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB689D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB689D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB689D

#B35691#A24981#904173#7F3965#6D3157#582846#462038#35182A#200E19#0E060B

Tints of #BB689D

#C176A6#C884AF#CE92B8#D4A0C1#DBAECA#DFB9D1#E6C7DA#ECD5E4#F2E3ED#F9F1F6

Tones of #BB689D

#B66D9B#AF7499#A97998#A38096#9D8595#978C93

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68BB86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.76:1 AA large only
Against black text5.58:1 AA

Best text color on #BB689D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB689D

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB689D: ·

How #BB689D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #979690Deuteranopia · #9CA28DTritanopia · #B78684

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB689D rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Twilight
#B099CB · #BA6A99 · #8D6E5D · #B9C4A1
Tender Ruby Horizon
#5E906A · #62838E · #988ABF · #BB62A1
Honey Horizon
#9FC1A2 · #9AB4B9 · #705DB5 · #BD69A6
Hidden Ruby Solace
#3D7BA5 · #C768A0 · #81AF40 · #BCD2DC
Frozen Terrace
#E4BED0 · #BF7397 · #94476B · #6A3950
Smoky Twilight
#48858A · #646EB1 · #6F567C · #BD759C

Similar colors

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

#BA6A99#BB62A1#BD69A6#C768A0#BF7397#BD759C#AF719D#B75A97#BA608F#BC5A94#BE6AAE#CA5F9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB689C  ·  #BB689E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB689D?

#BB689D is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 104, 157). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB689D?

#BB689D is RGB 187, 104, 157 — HSL 322°, 38%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 16%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB689D?

Its complement is #68BB86; analogous partners are #B068BB and #BB6873. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB689D for text?

Black text on #BB689D has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.