Palettes / Colors / #B08079

#B08079 — Dusty Red

#B08079 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #B08079 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.

#B08079 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #78A8B0; it also sits naturally between #B0788C and #B09B78. 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 69% · Green 50% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 31% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B08079

.text { color: #B08079; }
.background { background-color: #B08079; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B08079; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 128, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 26%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B08079; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 128, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B08079; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 128, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B08079">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B08079">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78A8B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B08079: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B08079

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 #B08079 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 #B08079 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

← #B08078  ·  #B0807A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B08079?

#B08079 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 176, 128, 121). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B08079?

#B08079 is RGB 176, 128, 121 — HSL 8°, 26%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 31%, 31%.

What colors go with #B08079?

Its complement is #78A8B0; analogous partners are #B0788C and #B09B78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B08079 for text?

Black text on #B08079 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.