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#DBBCBC — Light Dusty Red

#DBBCBC 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 #DBBCBC 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.

#DBBCBC is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDDBDB; it also sits naturally between #DBBDCC and #DBCCBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBBCBC · RGB 219, 188, 188

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Color values

HEX#DBBCBC
RGB219, 188, 188
HSL0°, 30%, 80%
HSV0°, 14%, 86%
CMYK0%, 14%, 14%, 14%
XYZ56.27, 54.66, 55.16
Yxy54.66, 0.3388, 0.3291
CIE-Lab78.84, 11.04, 4.09
Hunter Lab73.93, 10.60, 3.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DBBCBC

.text { color: #DBBCBC; }
.background { background-color: #DBBCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBBCBC

#CDA2A2#C18B8B#B27070#A65959#8B4B4B#713D3D#5A3030#3F2222#281515#0D0707

Tints of #DBBCBC

#DFC3C3#E1C7C7#E4CDCD#E6D1D1#EAD7D7#EDDEDE#EFE1E1#F3E8E8#F4EBEB#F8F2F2

Tones of #DBBCBC

#D9BFBF#D7C1C1#D5C3C3#D3C5C5#D1C7C7#CECACA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDDBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBBCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBCBC

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 #DBBCBC: ·

How #DBBCBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECDBCDeuteranopia · #CFD2BCTritanopia · #D9BCBC

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 #DBBCBC rather than the exact color:

Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Lucky Ruby Voyage
#8F323A · #6AC860 · #4954C0 · #DBB9B7
Velvet Saffron
#DEC2BA · #D4B0A6 · #B67563 · #7C4E41
Palette 316b83
#316B83 · #6D8299 · #8CA1A5 · #D5BFBF
Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #827397 · #D8B9C3

Similar colors

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

#DDBEBE#DBB9B7#DEC2BA#D5BFBF#E2BBBF#D8B9C3#E2BCB7#DCC5B9#E2C2B9#DBB5B5#DDC3C3#D8C4B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBBCBB  ·  #DBBCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBCBC?

#DBBCBC is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 219, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBCBC?

#DBBCBC is RGB 219, 188, 188 — HSL 0°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBCBC?

Its complement is #BDDBDB; analogous partners are #DBBDCC and #DBCCBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBCBC for text?

Black text on #DBBCBC has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.