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#CCB3BB — Light Dusty Pink

#CCB3BB 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 #CCB3BB 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.

#CCB3BB 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 #B3CCC4; it also sits naturally between #CCB3C7 and #CCB7B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCB3BB · RGB 204, 179, 187

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Color values

HEX#CCB3BB
RGB204, 179, 187
HSL341°, 20%, 75%
HSV341°, 12%, 80%
CMYK0%, 12%, 8%, 20%
XYZ49.99, 48.67, 53.77
Yxy48.67, 0.3280, 0.3193
CIE-Lab75.24, 10.32, -0.77
Hunter Lab69.76, 9.71, -0.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 70% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCB3BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCB3BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCB3BB

.text { color: #CCB3BB; }
.background { background-color: #CCB3BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCB3BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 179, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 20%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCB3BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 179, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCB3BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 179, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCB3BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCB3BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCB3BB

#BE9DA7#AF8894#A17281#90606F#7A525F#62414C#4D333B#37252B#22161A#0C0809

Tints of #CCB3BB

#D0B9C0#D4BFC6#D8C5CB#DCCBD0#E2D4D9#E7DADE#EBE0E4#EFE7E9#F3EDEF#F7F3F4

Tones of #CCB3BB

#CAB4BB#C8B6BC#C6B8BD#C5BABD#C3BBBE#C1BDBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3CCC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCB3BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCB3BB

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 #CCB3BB: ·

How #CCB3BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C1B9Deuteranopia · #C3C4B9Tritanopia · #CBB8B7

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCB3BB rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f754
#F4F754 · #E9D484 · #CFADC1 · #4E61D3
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Palette 556052
#556052 · #AF6B58 · #CBBCB1 · #F2EFEA
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3
Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF

Similar colors

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

#CFADC1#D5B4B4#C5AAB9#CBBCB1#C6A6BA#D5BFBF#C8C2BC#D8B9C3#DBAEBD#D2C1B6#DBB5B5#DBB9B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCB3BA  ·  #CCB3BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCB3BB?

#CCB3BB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 179, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCB3BB?

#CCB3BB is RGB 204, 179, 187 — HSL 341°, 20%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCB3BB?

Its complement is #B3CCC4; analogous partners are #CCB3C7 and #CCB7B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCB3BB for text?

Black text on #CCB3BB has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.