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#A07E89

Taupe · medium warm pink

About #A07E89

With the hex code #A07E89, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 49% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 11.9 — followed by Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7EA095, a eucalyptus shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.84:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red160
Green126
Blue137

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.9
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 15.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A07E89

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A07E89.
3.60:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A07E89.
5.84:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A07E89 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A07E89
Protanopia (no red cones)
#828489
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#898988
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A67D82

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A07E89?

With the hex code #A07E89, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 49% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A07E89?

Use black text. Black on #A07E89 has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A07E89?

Its complementary colour is #7EA095, and analogous partners are #A07E9A and #A0847E.