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#C8ABB5

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #C8ABB5

With the hex code #C8ABB5, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% 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 10.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABC8BE, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green171
Blue181

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #C8ABB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ABB5.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C8ABB5.
9.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ABB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ABB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEB0B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B4B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDAAAE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ABB5?

With the hex code #C8ABB5, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ABB5?

Use black text. Black on #C8ABB5 has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ABB5?

Its complementary colour is #ABC8BE, and analogous partners are #C8ABC4 and #C8AFAB.