Palettes / Colors / #C799BC

#C799BC — Light Dusty Pink

#C799BC is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#C799BC 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 #99C7A4; it also sits naturally between #BB99C7 and #C799A5. 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 78% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 6% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C799BC

.text { color: #C799BC; }
.background { background-color: #C799BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C799BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 153, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 29%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C799BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 153, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C799BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 153, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C799BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C799BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99C7A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C799BC: #000000.

How #C799BC 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 #C799BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C799BC?

#C799BC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 199, 153, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C799BC?

#C799BC is RGB 199, 153, 188 — HSL 314°, 29%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 6%, 22%.

What colors go with #C799BC?

Its complement is #99C7A4; analogous partners are #BB99C7 and #C799A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C799BC for text?

Black text on #C799BC has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.