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#D2A8A8

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D2A8A8

With the hex code #D2A8A8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 66% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8D2D2, a powder 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 9.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green168
Blue168

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 4.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.5
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #D2A8A8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2A8A8.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2A8A8.
9.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2A8A8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2A8A8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFADA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B5A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBA4A8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2A8A8?

With the hex code #D2A8A8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 66% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2A8A8?

Use black text. Black on #D2A8A8 has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2A8A8?

Its complementary colour is #A8D2D2, and analogous partners are #D2A8BD and #D2BDA8.