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#CCABA8

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CCABA8

With the hex code #CCABA8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8C9CC, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green171
Blue168

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 4.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CCABA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CCABA8.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CCABA8.
9.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCABA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCABA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AFA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B5A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4A8AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCABA8?

With the hex code #CCABA8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 67% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCABA8?

Use black text. Black on #CCABA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCABA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8C9CC, and analogous partners are #CCA8B7 and #CCBDA8.