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#C4AAAE

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #C4AAAE

With the hex code #C4AAAE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 67% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAC4C0, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green170
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #C4AAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C4AAAE.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C4AAAE.
9.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4AAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4AAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADAEAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B2AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9A8AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4AAAE?

With the hex code #C4AAAE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 67% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4AAAE?

Use black text. Black on #C4AAAE has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4AAAE?

Its complementary colour is #AAC4C0, and analogous partners are #C4AABB and #C4B3AA.