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#D2ABB1

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D2ABB1

With the hex code #D2ABB1, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 67% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% 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 7.9 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABD2CC, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green171
Blue177

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #D2ABB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB1.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB1.
10.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ABB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ABB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B1B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAA8AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ABB1?

With the hex code #D2ABB1, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 67% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ABB1?

Use black text. Black on #D2ABB1 has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ABB1?

Its complementary colour is #ABD2CC, and analogous partners are #D2ABC5 and #D2B8AB.