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#C3AFBC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C3AFBC

With the hex code #C3AFBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% 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 #AFC3B6, 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 10.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red195
Green175
Blue188

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #C3AFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3AFBC.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3AFBC.
10.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3AFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3AFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB3BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6AFB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3AFBC?

With the hex code #C3AFBC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 69% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3AFBC?

Use black text. Black on #C3AFBC has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3AFBC?

Its complementary colour is #AFC3B6, and analogous partners are #C0AFC3 and #C3AFB2.