#CB9CA2
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CB9CA2
#CB9CA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 61% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.5); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9CCBC5 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CB9CA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CB9CA2?
#CB9CA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 61% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CB9CA2?
Use black text. Black on #CB9CA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CB9CA2?
Its complementary colour is #9CCBC5, and analogous partners are #CB9CBA and #CBAD9C.