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#C8ABB8

Thistle · light warm pink

About #C8ABB8

With the hex code #C8ABB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Dusty Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABC8BB, 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 9.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green171
Blue184

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #C8ABB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C8ABB8.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #C8ABB8.
9.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8ABB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8ABB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADB0B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B4B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDAAAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8ABB8?

With the hex code #C8ABB8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 67% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8ABB8?

Use black text. Black on #C8ABB8 has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8ABB8?

Its complementary colour is #ABC8BB, and analogous partners are #C8ABC6 and #C8ACAB.