Palettes / Colors / #BB97BD

#BB97BD — Light Dusty Pink

#BB97BD 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 #BB97BD 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.

#BB97BD 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 #9ABD98; it also sits naturally between #A998BD and #BD98AD. 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 59% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB97BD

.text { color: #BB97BD; }
.background { background-color: #BB97BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB97BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 151, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 22%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB97BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 151, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB97BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 151, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB97BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB97BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ABD98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB97BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB97BD

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 #BB97BD 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 #BB97BD 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 #BB97BD?

#BB97BD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 151, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB97BD?

#BB97BD is RGB 187, 151, 189 — HSL 297°, 22%, 67% — CMYK 1%, 20%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BB97BD?

Its complement is #9ABD98; analogous partners are #A998BD and #BD98AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB97BD for text?

Black text on #BB97BD has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.