Palettes / Colors / #CBBBCC

#CBBBCC — Light Dusty Pink

#CBBBCC 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 #CBBBCC 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.

#CBBBCC is a cool 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 #BDCDBC; it also sits naturally between #C3BCCD and #CDBCC5. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBBBCC

.text { color: #CBBBCC; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 187, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 14%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 187, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 187, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCDBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBBBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBBCC

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 #CBBBCC 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 #CBBBCC 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

← #CBBBCB  ·  #CBBBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBBCC?

#CBBBCC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 187, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBBCC?

#CBBBCC is RGB 203, 187, 204 — HSL 296°, 14%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBBCC?

Its complement is #BDCDBC; analogous partners are #C3BCCD and #CDBCC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBBCC for text?

Black text on #CBBBCC has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.