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#C3ADBB

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C3ADBB

With the hex code #C3ADBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% 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 9.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADC3B5, 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 — 10.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green173
Blue187

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #C3ADBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3ADBB.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3ADBB.
10.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3ADBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3ADBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB1BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B4BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6ADB2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3ADBB?

With the hex code #C3ADBB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 68% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3ADBB?

Use black text. Black on #C3ADBB has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3ADBB?

Its complementary colour is #ADC3B5, and analogous partners are #C0ADC3 and #C3ADB0.