Palettes / Colors / #CB9FA2

#CB9FA2 — Light Dusty Red

#CB9FA2 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#CB9FA2 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 #9FCBC8; it also sits naturally between #CB9FB8 and #CBB29F. 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 80% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 20% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB9FA2

.text { color: #CB9FA2; }
.background { background-color: #CB9FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB9FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 30%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB9FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB9FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB9FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB9FA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FCBC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB9FA2: #000000.

How #CB9FA2 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 #CB9FA2 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

← #CB9FA1  ·  #CB9FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB9FA2?

#CB9FA2 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 203, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB9FA2?

#CB9FA2 is RGB 203, 159, 162 — HSL 356°, 30%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 20%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB9FA2?

Its complement is #9FCBC8; analogous partners are #CB9FB8 and #CBB29F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB9FA2 for text?

Black text on #CB9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.