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#BE89BB — Dusty Pink

#BE89BB 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 #BE89BB 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.

#BE89BB 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 #89BE8B; it also sits naturally between #A689BE and #BE89A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE89BB · RGB 190, 137, 187

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Color values

HEX#BE89BB
RGB190, 137, 187
HSL303°, 29%, 64%
HSV303°, 28%, 75%
CMYK0%, 28%, 2%, 25%
XYZ39.15, 32.43, 51.21
Yxy32.43, 0.3189, 0.2641
CIE-Lab63.69, 28.52, -18.13
Hunter Lab56.94, 26.53, -17.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 54% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BE89BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE89BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE89BB

.text { color: #BE89BB; }
.background { background-color: #BE89BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE89BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 137, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 29%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE89BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 137, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE89BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 137, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE89BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE89BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE89BB

#B375B0#A861A5#975394#844881#703E6D#5C335A#482847#351D33#211220#0D070D

Tints of #BE89BB

#C392C1#C99CC6#D0A9CE#D5B3D4#DBBDD9#E0C7DF#E6D1E5#EDDEEC#F2E8F2#F8F2F7

Tones of #BE89BB

#BA8CB8#B690B5#B394B1#AE98AD#AB9CAA#A7A0A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89BE8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.81:1 Fails
Against black text7.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #BE89BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE89BB

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 #BE89BB: ·

How #BE89BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A7AFDeuteranopia · #AAAEACTritanopia · #BBA5A3

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 #BE89BB rather than the exact color:

Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Tender Ember
#3A487A · #6A3E96 · #BE8AB3 · #823F44
Tender Ruby Ember
#458468 · #648297 · #60479E · #C689BD
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Palette 8e7ab5
#8E7AB5 · #B784B7 · #E493B3 · #EEA5A6

Similar colors

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

#BE8ABF#BE8AB3#C689BD#BD88B2#C685BD#B784B7#B889B2#B592B8#C689C6#BA90C6#B692C2#B292BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE89BA  ·  #BE89BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE89BB?

#BE89BB is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 137, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE89BB?

#BE89BB is RGB 190, 137, 187 — HSL 303°, 29%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE89BB?

Its complement is #89BE8B; analogous partners are #A689BE and #BE89A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE89BB for text?

Black text on #BE89BB has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.