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#CCBBBC — Light Dusty Red

#CCBBBC 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 #CCBBBC 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.

#CCBBBC 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 #BCCDCB; it also sits naturally between #CDBCC5 and #CDC3BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBBBC · RGB 204, 187, 188

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Color values

HEX#CCBBBC
RGB204, 187, 188
HSL356°, 14%, 77%
HSV356°, 8%, 80%
CMYK0%, 8%, 8%, 20%
XYZ51.75, 52.01, 54.89
Yxy52.01, 0.3262, 0.3278
CIE-Lab77.29, 6.19, 1.67
Hunter Lab72.12, 5.82, 1.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 73% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CCBBBC

.text { color: #CCBBBC; }
.background { background-color: #CCBBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 187, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 14%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 187, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 187, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CCBBBC

#BDA8A9#AC9192#9C7C7E#8C696C#775A5C#60484A#4C393A#372A2B#201819#0C0909

Tints of #CCBBBC

#D1C2C3#D5C8C9#DACECE#DED3D4#E2D9DA#E5DCDD#E9E2E2#EDE8E8#F2EEEE#F6F3F4

Tones of #CCBBBC

#CBBDBE#CABEBF#C9C0C0#C8C1C1#C7C2C2#C6C3C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCCDCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCBBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBBBC

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 #CCBBBC: ·

How #CCBBBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C4BCDeuteranopia · #C6C7BCTritanopia · #CBBCBC

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 #CCBBBC rather than the exact color:

Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #234C6A · #456882 · #D2C1B6
Palette 1b3c53
#1B3C53 · #456882 · #D2C1B6 · #F9F3EF
Palette 722f99
#722F99 · #C5C1C1 · #FEE7C8 · #FF9292
Palette 556052
#556052 · #AF6B58 · #CBBCB1 · #F2EFEA

Similar colors

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

#C8C2BC#D5BFBF#D2C1B6#C5C1C1#CBBCB1#D2C4B4#C5C7BC#D5B4B4#D8B9C3#D6C0B3#D0C9C0#C5C5C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBBBB  ·  #CCBBBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBBBC?

#CCBBBC is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 204, 187, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBBBC?

#CCBBBC is RGB 204, 187, 188 — HSL 356°, 14%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBBBC?

Its complement is #BCCDCB; analogous partners are #CDBCC5 and #CDC3BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBBBC for text?

Black text on #CCBBBC has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.