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#C3ACBC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C3ACBC

With the hex code #C3ACBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 74% 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 8.7 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACC3B3, 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 9.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red195
Green172
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #C3ACBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3ACBC.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3ACBC.
9.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3ACBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3ACBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACB0BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6ADB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3ACBC?

With the hex code #C3ACBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 74% 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 #C3ACBC?

Use black text. Black on #C3ACBC has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3ACBC?

Its complementary colour is #ACC3B3, and analogous partners are #BEACC3 and #C3ACB1.