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#E2C8CC

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E2C8CC

With the hex code #E2C8CC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 78% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8E2DE, a powder blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green200
Blue204

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #E2C8CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2C8CC.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E2C8CC.
13.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2C8CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2C8CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCCCC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7C6C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2C8CC?

With the hex code #E2C8CC, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 78% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2C8CC?

Use black text. Black on #E2C8CC has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2C8CC?

Its complementary colour is #C8E2DE, and analogous partners are #E2C8D9 and #E2D1C8.