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#BF92BC — Light Dusty Pink

#BF92BC 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 #BF92BC 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.

#BF92BC 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 #92BF95; it also sits naturally between #AB92BF and #BF92A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF92BC · RGB 191, 146, 188

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Color values

HEX#BF92BC
RGB191, 146, 188
HSL304°, 26%, 66%
HSV304°, 24%, 75%
CMYK0%, 24%, 2%, 25%
XYZ40.84, 35.26, 52.23
Yxy35.26, 0.3182, 0.2748
CIE-Lab65.95, 24.05, -15.26
Hunter Lab59.38, 22.36, -14.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 57% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF92BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF92BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF92BC

.text { color: #BF92BC; }
.background { background-color: #BF92BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF92BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 146, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF92BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 146, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF92BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 146, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF92BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF92BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF92BC

#B47EB0#A86BA4#975993#844D80#70426D#5D375B#4A2B48#331E32#20131F#0D080C

Tints of #BF92BC

#C59BC2#CAA5C8#D0AFCE#D5B8D4#DBC2D9#E1CCDF#E6D5E5#ECDFEB#F2E9F1#F7F2F7

Tones of #BF92BC

#BB95B9#B998B7#B59BB4#B29FB1#AEA2AE#ACA5AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92BF95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.61:1 Fails
Against black text8.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #BF92BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF92BC

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 #BF92BC: ·

How #BF92BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACABB2Deuteranopia · #AEB2AFTritanopia · #BDAAA8

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 #BF92BC rather than the exact color:

Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Gentle Cascade
#4E4B71 · #BA99BD · #B46D81 · #7F5E35
Dreamy Ruby Tempest
#849FB0 · #665BA3 · #B592B8 · #A24460
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA

Similar colors

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

#BE8ABF#BA99BD#B592B8#B692C2#C599B6#BA90C6#C689BD#BB9CC0#BE8AB3#CB93B8#B292BD#BB9AB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF92BB  ·  #BF92BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF92BC?

#BF92BC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 146, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF92BC?

#BF92BC is RGB 191, 146, 188 — HSL 304°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF92BC?

Its complement is #92BF95; analogous partners are #AB92BF and #BF92A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF92BC for text?

Black text on #BF92BC has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.