#C99CA2 · Dust

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#C99CA2 is a medium, muted pink color, closest to Dust and near Dusty Pink and Rose Pink. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 10°. Pink suggests softness, romance and play; hot pinks bring bold energy, which makes #C99CA2 a natural choice for beauty, fashion, weddings and playful apps. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#C99CA2
RGBrgb(201, 156, 162)
HSLhsl(352, 29%, 70%)
CMYK0, 22, 19, 21
CSS var--dust
Contrast2.4:1 white · 8.76:1 black

Similar named colors

Dusty Pink #D8A7B1Rose Pink #E39AA5Dust #B6A28ELilac #C8A2C8Greige #B7AFA3

How to use #C99CA2

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C99CA2 (8.76:1); white text does not (2.4:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C99CA2 with its analogous neighbors #C99CB8 and #C9AD9C; for contrast use its complement #9CC9C3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--dust: #C99CA2;

Shades & tints

#281F20#503E41#795E61#A17D82#C99CA2#D4B0B5#DFC4C7#E9D7DA#F4EBEC

Color harmonies for #C99CA2

Complementary

#C99CA2#9CC9C3

Analogous

#C99CA2#C99CB8#C9AD9C

Triadic

#C99CA2#A2C99C#9CA2C9

Split complementary

#C99CA2#9CC9AD#9CB8C9

Tetradic

#C99CA2#B8C99C#9CC9C3#AD9CC9

Palettes with #C99CA2