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#AB8D8A

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #AB8D8A

With the hex code #AB8D8A, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 55% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8AA8AB, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.91:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red171
Green141
Blue138

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.4
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #AB8D8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #AB8D8A.
3.04:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #AB8D8A.
6.91:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AB8D8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AB8D8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#93918A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9A968A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B28A8C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AB8D8A?

With the hex code #AB8D8A, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 55% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AB8D8A?

Use black text. Black on #AB8D8A has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AB8D8A?

Its complementary colour is #8AA8AB, and analogous partners are #AB8A97 and #AB9E8A.