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#C2ABBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C2ABBB

With the hex code #C2ABBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABC2B2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green171
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #C2ABBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C2ABBB.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C2ABBB.
9.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2ABBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2ABBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABAFBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B3BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5ACB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2ABBB?

With the hex code #C2ABBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2ABBB?

Use black text. Black on #C2ABBB has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2ABBB?

Its complementary colour is #ABC2B2, and analogous partners are #BEABC2 and #C2ABAF.