Palettes / Colors / #BFABB3

#BFABB3 — Light Dusty Pink

#BFABB3 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#BFABB3 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 #ABBFB7; it also sits naturally between #BFABBD and #BFADAB. 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 67% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 6% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFABB3

.text { color: #BFABB3; }
.background { background-color: #BFABB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFABB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 171, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFABB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 171, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFABB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 171, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFABB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFABB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFABB3

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Tones of #BFABB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABBFB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFABB3: #000000.

How #BFABB3 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 #BFABB3 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

← #BFABB2  ·  #BFABB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFABB3?

#BFABB3 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 171, 179). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFABB3?

#BFABB3 is RGB 191, 171, 179 — HSL 336°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 6%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFABB3?

Its complement is #ABBFB7; analogous partners are #BFABBD and #BFADAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFABB3 for text?

Black text on #BFABB3 has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.