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#C69CA2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #C69CA2

With the hex code #C69CA2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 61% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9CC6C0, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green156
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.2
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 13.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #C69CA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C69CA2.
2.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C69CA2.
8.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C69CA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C69CA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2A2A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA9A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CE999E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C69CA2?

With the hex code #C69CA2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 61% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C69CA2?

Use black text. Black on #C69CA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C69CA2?

Its complementary colour is #9CC6C0, and analogous partners are #C69CB7 and #C6AB9C.