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#BFABB2 — Light Dusty Pink

#BFABB2 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 #BFABB2 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.

#BFABB2 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 #ABBFB8; it also sits naturally between #BFABBC and #BFAEAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFABB2 · RGB 191, 171, 178

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Color values

HEX#BFABB2
RGB191, 171, 178
HSL339°, 14%, 71%
HSV339°, 10%, 75%
CMYK0%, 10%, 7%, 25%
XYZ44.08, 43.42, 48.18
Yxy43.42, 0.3249, 0.3200
CIE-Lab71.84, 8.43, -0.96
Hunter Lab65.89, 7.76, -0.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 67% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 7% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFABB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFABB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFABB2

.text { color: #BFABB2; }
.background { background-color: #BFABB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFABB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 171, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFABB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 171, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFABB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 171, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFABB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFABB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFABB2

#B0969F#A3858F#94717D#80606B#6E535D#5A444C#46353B#31252A#20181B#0C090A

Tints of #BFABB2

#C6B3BA#CAB9BF#D1C2C7#D5C8CD#DCD0D4#E0D6DA#E7DFE2#EBE5E7#F2EEEF#F6F3F4

Tones of #BFABB2

#BEACB2#BCAEB3#BBAFB3#B9B1B4#B8B2B4#B7B4B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABBFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.17:1 Fails
Against black text9.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFABB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFABB2

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 #BFABB2: ·

How #BFABB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B6B0Deuteranopia · #B8B9B0Tritanopia · #BEAFAF

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFABB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Golden Ruby Bloom
#755A9D · #C09FB3 · #C8A087 · #ABBC91
Palette 574964
#574964 · #9F8383 · #C8AAAA · #FFDAB3
Palette Ffdab3
#FFDAB3 · #C8AAAA · #9F8383 · #574964

Similar colors

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

#B8B0B0#C5AAB9#C6A6BA#C09FB3#C8AAAA#B4B4B3#B7B7B7#B4B4B8#C1A1BE#C49CB2#C6A9A3#CAA6A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFABB1  ·  #BFABB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFABB2?

#BFABB2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 171, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFABB2?

#BFABB2 is RGB 191, 171, 178 — HSL 339°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 7%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFABB2?

Its complement is #ABBFB8; analogous partners are #BFABBC and #BFAEAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFABB2 for text?

Black text on #BFABB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.