Palettes / Colors / #CBABAE

#CBABAE — Light Dusty Red

#CBABAE is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CBABAE 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.

#CBABAE 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 #AACBC7; it also sits naturally between #CBAABD and #CBB7AA. 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 67% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 14% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBABAE

.text { color: #CBABAE; }
.background { background-color: #CBABAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBABAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 171, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBABAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 171, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBABAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 171, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AACBC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBABAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBABAE

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 #CBABAE 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 #CBABAE 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

← #CBABAD  ·  #CBABAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBABAE?

#CBABAE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 203, 171, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBABAE?

#CBABAE is RGB 203, 171, 174 — HSL 354°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 14%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBABAE?

Its complement is #AACBC7; analogous partners are #CBAABD and #CBB7AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBABAE for text?

Black text on #CBABAE has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.