Palettes / Colors / #C8AAAA

#C8AAAA — Light Dusty Red

#C8AAAA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the red family.

#C8AAAA 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 #ACC9C9; it also sits naturally between #C9ACBA and #C9BAAC. 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 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 15% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8AAAA

.text { color: #C8AAAA; }
.background { background-color: #C8AAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8AAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 170, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 21%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8AAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 170, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8AAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 170, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8AAAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8AAAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACC9C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8AAAA: #000000.

How #C8AAAA 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 #C8AAAA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8AAAA 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

← #C8AAA9  ·  #C8AAAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8AAAA?

#C8AAAA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 200, 170, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8AAAA?

#C8AAAA is RGB 200, 170, 170 — HSL 0°, 21%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8AAAA?

Its complement is #ACC9C9; analogous partners are #C9ACBA and #C9BAAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8AAAA for text?

Black text on #C8AAAA has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.