Dusty rose color: code #C9A9A6
Dusty rose
#C9A9A6
Color codes
- HEX
#C9A9A6 - RGB
rgb(201, 169, 166) - HSL
hsl(5, 24%, 72%) - HSV
hsv(5, 17%, 79%) - CMYK
cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 21%) - LAB
lab(71.9% 11.2 5.9) - OKLCH
oklch(76.2% 0.038 24.3)
About the color Dusty rose
Dusty rose has the HEX code #C9A9A6, which corresponds to rgb(201, 169, 166) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 5°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness (hsl(5, 24%, 72%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.
As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 9.70:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 2.16:1 for white.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 21%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Dusty rose
Complementary
#C9A9A6 · #A6C6C9
Analogous
#C9A6B5 · #C9A9A6 · #C9BAA6
Triadic
#C9A9A6 · #A6C9A9 · #A9A6C9
Tetradic
#C9A9A6 · #B5C9A6 · #A6C6C9 · #BAA6C9
Split-complementary
#C9A9A6 · #A6C9BA · #A6B5C9
Monochromatic
#95605B · #B58B87 · #C9A9A6 · #E6D7D6 · #FFFFFF
Dusty rose with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-dusty-rose: #C9A9A6;
--color-dusty-rose-rgb: 201, 169, 166;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-dusty-rose);
color: #000000;
}