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#CB9DA3

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CB9DA3

#CB9DA3 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 62% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.4), with Old Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9DCBC5 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red203
Green157
Blue163

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.4
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 12.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #CB9DA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CB9DA3.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CB9DA3.
8.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CB9DA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CB9DA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A4A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFACA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D49A9F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CB9DA3?

#CB9DA3 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 62% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CB9DA3?

Use black text. Black on #CB9DA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CB9DA3?

Its complementary colour is #9DCBC5, and analogous partners are #CB9DBA and #CBAE9D.