Dusty Rose #b76e79

Rose that grew up and moved to the countryside.

RGB

183, 110, 121

HSL

351°, 34%, 58%

CMYK

0, 40, 34, 28

Luminance

0.2260

About Dusty Rose

Dusty rose, #b76e79, is pink muted with gray and brown — rose with the shine rubbed off. It is the mature, muted pink that ran a decade of weddings, interiors and rebrands wanting warmth without sweetness.

History

Dusty rose emerged from Victorian and Edwardian "greyed" palettes, faded through mid-century, and roared back in the 2010s as the wedding-industrial complex’s signature — bridesmaids, invitations and blush-brass everything.

Psychology

Dusty rose reads romantic, vintage and grounded — the grown-up pink. It carries tenderness without girlishness, nostalgia without saccharine.

In design

Dusty rose is a versatile mid-tone: large-text capable (~3.6:1), lovely as surfaces and garments. Pair with sage and eucalyptus (weddings), navy and gold (fashion), charcoal and cream (interiors). Rose gold is its metallic twin.

In culture

Dusty-rose weddings, dried-rose potpourri, the "old rose" of antique fabric swatches: the color of romance remembered rather than declared.

Brands that own dusty rose

Wedding palettes#b76e79 Rose gold products#b76e79 Glossier kin#c9a0a0 Anthropologie kin#bd8189 Vintage couture#a86b76

Shades of dusty rose

Rose Mauve Blush Rose gold Tea rose Mulberry Puce Rosewood

Every format

HEX	#b76e79
RGB	rgb(183, 110, 121)
HSL	hsl(351, 34%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 28%)
LAB	lab(54.7 30.3 6.4)
LCH	lch(54.7 31.0 11.9)
OKLCH	oklch(0.621 0.093 10.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b76e79;
background-color: #b76e79;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b76e79] bg-[#b76e79]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b76e79;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.718, green: 0.431, blue: 0.475)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b76e79")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

#b76e79 on white: 3.80:1

AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗

#b76e79 on black: 5.52:1

AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗

true color

protanopia

deuteranopia

tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red71.8%

Green43.1%

Blue47.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%

Magenta39.9%

Yellow33.9%

Key (black)28.2%

Color previews

#b76e79 text on a black background

contrast 5.52:1

Card sample

#b76e79 text on a white background

contrast 3.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b76e79;

Background color

Panel with #b76e79 background

background-color: #b76e79;

Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b76e79;

Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(183, 110, 121, 0.45);

Div box shadow

Elevated card

box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(183, 110, 121, 0.45);

Border & gradient

Gradient panel

border: 3px solid #b76e79;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b76e79, #B7946E);

Monochromatic scale

#291417 #592C33 #88444E #B1626E #C9929A #E1C2C6 #F1E4E6

Palettes built from #b76e79

UI palette

Gradient stops

Accent trio

Warm–cool bridge

Shades — darker

#AD5B67 #9D4E5A #89444E #763A43 #623138 #4E272D #3B1D22 #271316 #140A0B

Tints — lighter

#BE7D87 #C58B94 #CD9AA1 #D4A8AF #DBB7BC #E2C5C9 #E9D4D7 #F1E2E4 #F8F1F2

Hue & tone neighbors

#B76E91 #B76E85 #B76F6E #B77C6E #C89099 #A2505D #CD596A #A18488

Color harmonies

Complement

Split-complement

Analogous

Triadic

Tetradic

Nearest named colors

pink · ΔE 29.7 salmon · ΔE 29.9 gray · ΔE 31.0 sienna · ΔE 31.2 plum · ΔE 34.1

Dusty Rose, answered

What is the hex code for dusty rose?

Dusty rose is #b76e79 — the same value as rose gold; lighter dusty roses run #c9a0a0.

Dusty rose vs blush vs mauve?

Blush is warmer and lighter, mauve is more purple, dusty rose is the grayed brown-pink middle — the most muted of the three.

What pairs with dusty rose?

Sage and eucalyptus (weddings), navy and gold (fashion), charcoal and cream (interiors) — cool neutrals let its warmth read as sophistication.

Work with #b76e79 in the Color Lab

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