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#A98EA0

Taupe · light warm pink

About #A98EA0

With the hex code #A98EA0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 56% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8EA997, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red169
Green142
Blue160

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 12.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #A98EA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A98EA0.
2.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A98EA0.
7.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A98EA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A98EA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F93A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#95979F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AC8E94

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A98EA0?

With the hex code #A98EA0, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 56% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A98EA0?

Use black text. Black on #A98EA0 has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A98EA0?

Its complementary colour is #8EA997, and analogous partners are #A58EA9 and #A98E93.