Palettes / Colors / #BB92BE

#BB92BE — Light Dusty Pink

#BB92BE 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 #BB92BE 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.

#BB92BE 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 #96BE93; it also sits naturally between #A593BE and #BE93AB. 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 2% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB92BE

.text { color: #BB92BE; }
.background { background-color: #BB92BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB92BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 146, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 25%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB92BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 146, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB92BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 146, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB92BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB92BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96BE93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB92BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB92BE

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 #BB92BE 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 #BB92BE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB92BE?

#BB92BE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 146, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB92BE?

#BB92BE is RGB 187, 146, 190 — HSL 296°, 25%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 23%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BB92BE?

Its complement is #96BE93; analogous partners are #A593BE and #BE93AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB92BE for text?

Black text on #BB92BE has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.