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#CBB2CB — Light Dusty Pink

#CBB2CB is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CBB2CB 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.

#CBB2CB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #B3CBB3; it also sits naturally between #BFB3CB and #CBB3BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBB2CB · RGB 203, 178, 203

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Color values

HEX#CBB2CB
RGB203, 178, 203
HSL300°, 19%, 75%
HSV300°, 12%, 80%
CMYK0%, 12%, 0%, 20%
XYZ51.33, 48.85, 63.22
Yxy48.85, 0.3141, 0.2990
CIE-Lab75.36, 13.39, -9.34
Hunter Lab69.89, 12.71, -8.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBB2CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBB2CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBB2CB

.text { color: #CBB2CB; }
.background { background-color: #CBB2CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB2CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 178, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 19%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB2CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 178, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB2CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 178, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB2CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB2CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBB2CB

#BD9EBD#AE89AE#A073A0#8F618F#795379#614261#4C344C#372537#211721#0C080C

Tints of #CBB2CB

#CFB9CF#D4BFD4#D8C5D8#DCCBDC#E2D5E2#E6DBE6#EAE1EA#EEE7EE#F3EDF3#F7F3F7

Tones of #CBB2CB

#C9B5C9#C8B6C8#C6B8C6#C4BAC4#C2BCC2#C1BDC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3CBB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.95:1 Fails
Against black text10.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBB2CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBB2CB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CBB2CB: ·

How #CBB2CB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C0C0C5Deuteranopia · #C2C4C4Tritanopia · #CAC0BF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBB2CB rather than the exact color:

Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #674188
Palette Fffbf5
#FFFBF5 · #F7EFE5 · #C3ACD0 · #7743DB
Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C5B0CD#C5B3D3#C9BBCF#C3ACD0#CFADC1#C7AED6#C8ACD6#C3AED6#D7ACD4#C5B8D9#D8B9C3#C9A3C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBB2CA  ·  #CBB2CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB2CB?

#CBB2CB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 178, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB2CB?

#CBB2CB is RGB 203, 178, 203 — HSL 300°, 19%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB2CB?

Its complement is #B3CBB3; analogous partners are #BFB3CB and #CBB3BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB2CB for text?

Black text on #CBB2CB has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.