Dusty Rose is a light medium bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Crimson, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Dusty Rose effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dusty Rose is #C0737A.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dusty Rose has 75%% Red, 45% Green, and 48% Blue.
Dusty Rose has 355° Hue, 40% Saturation, and 75% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dusty Rose has 355° Hue, 38% Saturation, and 60% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dusty Rose has 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 36% yellow, and 25% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C0737A |
|
RGB |
(192, 115, 122) |
(75%, 45%, 48%) |
HSV |
(355°, 40, 75) |
(98%, 40%, 75%) |
HSL |
(355°, 38, 60) |
(98%, 38%, 60%) |
CMYK |
(0, 40, 36, 25) |
(0%, 40%, 36%, 25%) |
The natural luminance of Dusty Rose is 25%, which is low.
Dusty Rose has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dusty Rose and black have a 6.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Dusty Rose and white have a 3.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
25% |
AA (6.0) |
insufficient (3.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dusty Rose paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 29% Red, 1% Magenta, 25% Black, 45% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
29%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
1%
Black
25%
White
45%
To mix Dusty Rose paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 16% Magenta, 14% Yellow, 25% Black, 45% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
16%
Yellow
14%
Black
25%
White
45%
Colors similar to Dusty Rose are: Dirty Pink, Dusky Rose, Old Pink, Old Rose, and Turkish Rose. Dirty Pink is lighter than Dusty Rose. Dusky Rose is more magenta and brighter and darker than Dusty Rose. Old Pink is more magenta and lighter than Dusty Rose. Old Rose is more red and paler and lighter than Dusty Rose. Turkish Rose is more magenta and paler than Dusty Rose.