Palettes / Colors / #BC92BF

#BC92BF — Light Dusty Pink

#BC92BF 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 #BC92BF 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.

#BC92BF 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 #95BF92; it also sits naturally between #A592BF and #BF92AB. 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 74% · Green 57% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC92BF

.text { color: #BC92BF; }
.background { background-color: #BC92BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC92BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 146, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC92BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 146, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC92BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 146, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC92BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC92BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BF92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC92BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC92BF

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 #BC92BF 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 #BC92BF 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

← #BC92BE  ·  #BC92C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC92BF?

#BC92BF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 146, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC92BF?

#BC92BF is RGB 188, 146, 191 — HSL 296°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 24%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC92BF?

Its complement is #95BF92; analogous partners are #A592BF and #BF92AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC92BF for text?

Black text on #BC92BF has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.