Palettes / Colors / #BB9CBF

#BB9CBF — Light Dusty Pink

#BB9CBF is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#BB9CBF 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 #A0BF9C; it also sits naturally between #A99CBF and #BF9CB1. 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 61% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB9CBF

.text { color: #BB9CBF; }
.background { background-color: #BB9CBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB9CBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 156, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 21%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB9CBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 156, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB9CBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 156, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB9CBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB9CBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0BF9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB9CBF: #000000.

How #BB9CBF 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 #BB9CBF 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

← #BB9CBE  ·  #BB9CC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB9CBF?

#BB9CBF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 156, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB9CBF?

#BB9CBF is RGB 187, 156, 191 — HSL 293°, 21%, 68% — CMYK 2%, 18%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BB9CBF?

Its complement is #A0BF9C; analogous partners are #A99CBF and #BF9CB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB9CBF for text?

Black text on #BB9CBF has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.