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#AA889C

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AA889C

With the hex code #AA889C, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 53% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 14.2 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #88AA96, 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 6.71:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red170
Green136
Blue156

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.2
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.6
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #AA889C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA889C.
3.13:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AA889C.
6.71:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA889C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA889C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8A8F9D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#91939B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AF888F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA889C?

With the hex code #AA889C, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 53% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AA889C?

Use black text. Black on #AA889C has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AA889C?

Its complementary colour is #88AA96, and analogous partners are #A788AA and #AA888B.