Palettes / Colors / #BE89BD

#BE89BD — Dusty Pink

#BE89BD 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 #BE89BD 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.

#BE89BD 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 #89BE89; it also sits naturally between #A489BE and #BE89A2. 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 75% · Green 54% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE89BD

.text { color: #BE89BD; }
.background { background-color: #BE89BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE89BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 137, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 29%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE89BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 137, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE89BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 137, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE89BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE89BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89BE89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE89BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE89BD

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 #BE89BD 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 #BE89BD 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

← #BE89BC  ·  #BE89BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE89BD?

#BE89BD is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 137, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE89BD?

#BE89BD is RGB 190, 137, 189 — HSL 301°, 29%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE89BD?

Its complement is #89BE89; analogous partners are #A489BE and #BE89A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE89BD for text?

Black text on #BE89BD has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.