Palettes / Colors / #CCBBBA

#CCBBBA — Light Dusty Red

#CCBBBA 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 #CCBBBA 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.

#CCBBBA 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 #B9CACB; it also sits naturally between #CBB9C1 and #CBC3B9. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 9% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCBBBA

.text { color: #CCBBBA; }
.background { background-color: #CCBBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 15%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 187, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9CACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCBBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBBBA

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 #CCBBBA 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 #CCBBBA 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

← #CCBBB9  ·  #CCBBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBBBA?

#CCBBBA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 204, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBBBA?

#CCBBBA is RGB 204, 187, 186 — HSL 3°, 15%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 9%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBBBA?

Its complement is #B9CACB; analogous partners are #CBB9C1 and #CBC3B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBBBA for text?

Black text on #CCBBBA has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.