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#C7ABC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C7ABC2

With the hex code #C7ABC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABC7B0, 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 10.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red199
Green171
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.3
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #C7ABC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C7ABC2.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C7ABC2.
10.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7ABC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7ABC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABB1C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B5C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAACB3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7ABC2?

With the hex code #C7ABC2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7ABC2?

Use black text. Black on #C7ABC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7ABC2?

Its complementary colour is #ABC7B0, and analogous partners are #BEABC7 and #C7ABB4.