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#AA8A92

Taupe · light warm red

About #AA8A92

#AA8A92 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 54% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Taupe (ΔE 11.5), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8AAAA2 (mushroom), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.76:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red170
Green138
Blue146

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #AA8A92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #AA8A92.
3.11:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #AA8A92.
6.76:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AA8A92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AA8A92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E8F92
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#959491
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0888D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AA8A92?

#AA8A92 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 54% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AA8A92?

Use black text. Black on #AA8A92 has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AA8A92?

Its complementary colour is #8AAAA2, and analogous partners are #AA8AA2 and #AA928A.