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#BC91BA — Dusty Pink

#BC91BA is a pink color we call 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 #BC91BA 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.

#BC91BA 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 #90BB92; it also sits naturally between #A890BB and #BB90A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC91BA · RGB 188, 145, 186

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Color values

HEX#BC91BA
RGB188, 145, 186
HSL303°, 24%, 65%
HSV303°, 23%, 74%
CMYK0%, 23%, 1%, 26%
XYZ39.73, 34.49, 51.02
Yxy34.49, 0.3172, 0.2754
CIE-Lab65.35, 23.21, -15.09
Hunter Lab58.73, 21.45, -14.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 57% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC91BA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC91BA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC91BA

.text { color: #BC91BA; }
.background { background-color: #BC91BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC91BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 145, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 24%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC91BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 145, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC91BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 145, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC91BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC91BA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC91BA

#B07DAD#A46AA1#955B92#824F7F#6F446D#593657#462B44#331F32#20131F#0D080C

Tints of #BC91BA

#C19ABF#C7A3C5#CDADCB#D2B6D1#DAC3D9#E0CCDF#E6D6E5#ECDFEB#F1E9F1#F7F2F7

Tones of #BC91BA

#B893B7#B597B3#B299B1#AF9DAE#ACA0AB#A8A3A8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90BB92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.66:1 Fails
Against black text7.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #BC91BA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC91BA

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 #BC91BA: ·

How #BC91BA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A9B0Deuteranopia · #ACAFAETritanopia · #BAA8A7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC91BA rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Tempest
#849FB0 · #665BA3 · #B592B8 · #A24460
Gentle Cascade
#4E4B71 · #BA99BD · #B46D81 · #7F5E35
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Tender Ember
#3A487A · #6A3E96 · #BE8AB3 · #823F44
Electric Ruby Zephyr
#B292BD · #8A4372 · #AF585E · #72624F

Similar colors

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

#B592B8#BA99BD#BE8ABF#B692C2#BE8AB3#B292BD#B889B2#BD88B2#BA90C6#BB9CC0#C599B6#BB9AB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC91B9  ·  #BC91BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC91BA?

#BC91BA is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 145, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC91BA?

#BC91BA is RGB 188, 145, 186 — HSL 303°, 24%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC91BA?

Its complement is #90BB92; analogous partners are #A890BB and #BB90A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC91BA for text?

Black text on #BC91BA has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.