Palettes / Colors / #CBBBC9

#CBBBC9 — Light Dusty Pink

#CBBBC9 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 #CBBBC9 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.

#CBBBC9 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 #BACABC; it also sits naturally between #C4BACA and #CABAC0. 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 73% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBBC9

.text { color: #CBBBC9; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 13%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBBC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBBC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBBC9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBC9

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 #CBBBC9 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 #CBBBC9 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

← #CBBBC8  ·  #CBBBCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBBC9?

#CBBBC9 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 187, 201). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBC9?

#CBBBC9 is RGB 203, 187, 201 — HSL 308°, 13%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBBC9?

Its complement is #BACABC; analogous partners are #C4BACA and #CABAC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBBC9 for text?

Black text on #CBBBC9 has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.