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#C69EA2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #C69EA2

#C69EA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 62% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.0); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9EC6C2 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C69EA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green158
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.0
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 14.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #C69EA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C69EA2.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C69EA2.
8.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C69EA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C69EA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A4A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADABA1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CE9B9F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C69EA2?

#C69EA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 62% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C69EA2?

Use black text. Black on #C69EA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C69EA2?

Its complementary colour is #9EC6C2, and analogous partners are #C69EB6 and #C6AE9E.