Palettes / Colors / #CA9BB2

#CA9BB2 — Light Dusty Pink

#CA9BB2 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 #CA9BB2 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.

#CA9BB2 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 #9BCAB3; it also sits naturally between #CA9BC9 and #CA9C9B. 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 79% · Green 61% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 12% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA9BB2

.text { color: #CA9BB2; }
.background { background-color: #CA9BB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA9BB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 155, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 31%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA9BB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 155, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA9BB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 155, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA9BB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA9BB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BCAB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA9BB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA9BB2

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 #CA9BB2 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 #CA9BB2 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

← #CA9BB1  ·  #CA9BB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA9BB2?

#CA9BB2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 155, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA9BB2?

#CA9BB2 is RGB 202, 155, 178 — HSL 331°, 31%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 12%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA9BB2?

Its complement is #9BCAB3; analogous partners are #CA9BC9 and #CA9C9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA9BB2 for text?

Black text on #CA9BB2 has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.