Palettes / Colors / #B08080

#B08080 — Dusty Red

#B08080 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 #B08080 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.

#B08080 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 #82B0B0; it also sits naturally between #B08299 and #B09982. 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 50%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #B08080

.text { color: #B08080; }
.background { background-color: #B08080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B08080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 128, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 23%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B08080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 128, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B08080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 128, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B08080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B08080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #82B0B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B08080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B08080

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 #B08080 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 #B08080 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

← #B0807F  ·  #B08081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B08080?

#B08080 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 176, 128, 128). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B08080?

#B08080 is RGB 176, 128, 128 — HSL 0°, 23%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 27%, 31%.

What colors go with #B08080?

Its complement is #82B0B0; analogous partners are #B08299 and #B09982. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B08080 for text?

Black text on #B08080 has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.