What is the hex code for dusty rose?

Dusty rose is #D8A7B1. In RGB that is 216, 167, 177, and in HSL it is 348 degrees, 39 percent saturation, 75 percent lightness.

What is the CMYK value of dusty rose?

#D8A7B1 converts to CMYK 0, 23, 18, 15. CMYK is a print space, so a screen can only ever approximate how it will actually be inked.

Is dusty rose a standard color?

No. There is no standards body defining dusty rose, so different sources give slightly different values. #D8A7B1 is the value in common use, and it is what every code and swatch on this page is built from.

Dusty rose

#D8A7B1

Dusty rose is commonly given as the hex color #D8A7B1, with RGB values 216, 167, 177. It is not a CSS keyword, so the value is a widely used convention rather than a standard.

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#D8A7B1rgb(216, 167, 177) · hsl(348, 39%, 75%)

Hue348°

Brightness100%

Dusty rose color codes

Every value for #D8A7B1, ready to paste. Click any code to copy it.

Channel values for #D8A7B1 in each number base
Channel	Decimal	Share	Hex	Octal	Binary
Red	216	84.71%	D8	330	11011000
Green	167	65.49%	A7	247	10100111
Blue	177	69.41%	B1	261	10110001

The nearest web-safe color is #CC9999, from the 216-color palette browsers agreed on before displays could be trusted with more.

About dusty rose

Pink with grey and brown mixed in, which is what the dusty prefix means on any color name. Popular in interiors precisely because it is muted enough to live with.

Shades, tints and tones

Every step is generated from #D8A7B1. Click a swatch to copy its hex.

Shades of dusty rose

A shade is the base color with black mixed in. Shades read as deeper and more dramatic, and they are what you reach for when a color needs to recede or carry weight.

Tints of dusty rose

A tint is the base color with white mixed in. Tints turn pastel as they lighten, which makes them useful for backgrounds and for anything that has to sit behind text.

Tones of dusty rose

A tone is the base color with grey mixed in. Tones lose the shout without losing the hue, and they are usually what separates a considered palette from a loud one.

The dusty rose scale

The same color as the 50 to 950 ladder every CSS framework uses, with #D8A7B1 at 500. Click a step to copy its hex, or take the whole scale as variables for a design system.

Color schemes built on dusty rose

Harmonies are positions on the color wheel rather than matters of taste, which is why they keep working across very different designs.

Complementary

Two colors from opposite sides of the wheel. They make each other look more vivid, which is why the pairing is used for anything that needs to stand out.

Analogous

Three neighbours on the wheel. Nothing competes, so the result reads calm and settled, closer to how colour behaves in nature.

Split complementary

The base plus the two colors either side of its complement. It keeps most of the contrast while being much easier to balance.

Triadic

Three colors spaced evenly around the wheel. Strong and lively, and usually best with one dominant color and two accents.

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs, forming a rectangle on the wheel. The richest scheme available, and the hardest to keep from shouting.

Monochromatic

One hue at different lightness levels. Effortlessly cohesive, and the safest way to build a palette around a brand color.

Colors close to #D8A7B1

Near neighbours, for when this color is almost right. Each one shifts hue, saturation or lightness by a small step.

Dusty rose color palettes

Five-color palettes built around #D8A7B1, each following a different scheme. Click any swatch to copy it, or open the generator to build your own.

Analogous

Complementary

Triadic

Monochromatic

Open the palette generator to lock the colors you like and regenerate the rest.

Contrast and readability

Whether dusty rose works as text, and what to put on top of it when it is the background. Ratios follow WCAG 2.1, where 4.5 is the bar for body text and 3 for large text.

Dusty rose text on white background

2.08:1 · Poor

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Dusty rose text on black background

10.08:1 · Excellent

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Used the other way round, #D8A7B1 as a background takes #000000 text. That is the higher-contrast of the two, and it is what the tool picks automatically for any chrome sitting on your color.

Dusty rose reads better on a black background of the two. Contrast is a property of the pair, not of one color, so a color that fails here can still be perfectly usable against a different partner.

The pink family

Dusty rose sits in the pink family. Every named pink in the library, with dusty rose first.

Name	Hex	RGB	HSL
Dusty rose is the color on this page	#D8A7B1	216, 167, 177	348, 39%, 75%
Pink is a CSS keyword	#FFC0CB	255, 192, 203	350, 100%, 88%
Magenta is a CSS keyword	#FF00FF	255, 0, 255	300, 100%, 50%
Hot pink is a CSS keyword	#FF69B4	255, 105, 180	330, 100%, 71%
Rose	#FF007F	255, 0, 127	330, 100%, 50%
Baby pink	#F4C2C2	244, 194, 194	0, 69%, 86%
Pale violet red is a CSS keyword	#DB7093	219, 112, 147	340, 60%, 65%