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#D2ABB4

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D2ABB4

With the hex code #D2ABB4, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABD2C9, 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 10.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green171
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #D2ABB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB4.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB4.
10.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ABB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ABB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B1B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9A9AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ABB4?

With the hex code #D2ABB4, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ABB4?

Use black text. Black on #D2ABB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ABB4?

Its complementary colour is #ABD2C9, and analogous partners are #D2ABC8 and #D2B5AB.