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#AE8A90

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #AE8A90

With the hex code #AE8A90, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 54% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8AAEA8, 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 6.84:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red174
Green138
Blue144

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.5
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 12.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #AE8A90

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #AE8A90.
3.07:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #AE8A90.
6.84:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AE8A90 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AE8A90
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F8F90
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#97958F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5888C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AE8A90?

With the hex code #AE8A90, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 54% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AE8A90?

Use black text. Black on #AE8A90 has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #AE8A90?

Its complementary colour is #8AAEA8, and analogous partners are #AE8AA2 and #AE968A.