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#C1ABC2

Thistle · light cool pink

About #C1ABC2

With the hex code #C1ABC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACC2AB, a light 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 9.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red193
Green171
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #C1ABC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C1ABC2.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C1ABC2.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1ABC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1ABC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9B0C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEB3C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2ADB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1ABC2?

With the hex code #C1ABC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C1ABC2?

Use black text. Black on #C1ABC2 has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1ABC2?

Its complementary colour is #ACC2AB, and analogous partners are #B5ABC2 and #C2ABB8.