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#E8CCCB

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #E8CCCB

With the hex code #E8CCCB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBE7E8, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green204
Blue203

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #E8CCCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CCCB.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #E8CCCB.
13.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8CCCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8CCCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CFCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D4CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFC9CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8CCCB?

With the hex code #E8CCCB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 80% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8CCCB?

Use black text. Black on #E8CCCB has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8CCCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBE7E8, and analogous partners are #E8CBD8 and #E8DBCB.