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#C8ABB2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #C8ABB2

With the hex code #C8ABB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABC8C1, 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 9.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green171
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #C8ABB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ABB2.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ABB2.
9.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ABB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ABB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEAFB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B4B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEAAAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ABB2?

With the hex code #C8ABB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ABB2?

Use black text. Black on #C8ABB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ABB2?

Its complementary colour is #ABC8C1, and analogous partners are #C8ABC0 and #C8B2AB.