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#D994AC

Light Pink · light warm pink

About #D994AC

With the hex code #D994AC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 58% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Pink — a ΔE of 14.3 — followed by Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #94D9C1, a seafoam shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green148
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 14.3
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 15.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #D994AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #D994AC.
2.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #D994AC.
8.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D994AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D994AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA0AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADACAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4919C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D994AC?

With the hex code #D994AC, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 58% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D994AC?

Use black text. Black on #D994AC has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D994AC?

Its complementary colour is #94D9C1, and analogous partners are #D994CE and #D99F94.