#CCAAA2
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CCAAA2
#CCAAA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 3.3); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2C4CC — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CCAAA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCAAA2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CCAAA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCAAA2?
#CCAAA2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CCAAA2?
Use black text. Black on #CCAAA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCAAA2?
Its complementary colour is #A2C4CC, and analogous partners are #CCA2AF and #CCBFA2.