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#C3AFBF

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C3AFBF

With the hex code #C3AFBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFC3B3, 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 — 10.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green175
Blue191

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #C3AFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3AFBF.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C3AFBF.
10.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3AFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3AFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB3C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5B0B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3AFBF?

With the hex code #C3AFBF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 69% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3AFBF?

Use black text. Black on #C3AFBF has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3AFBF?

Its complementary colour is #AFC3B3, and analogous partners are #BDAFC3 and #C3AFB5.