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#F3D4E2

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #F3D4E2

With the hex code #F3D4E2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 83% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Thistle — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4F3E5, a pale mint 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 15.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green212
Blue226

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #F3D4E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F3D4E2.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #F3D4E2.
15.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3D4E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3D4E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D9E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDEE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8D3D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3D4E2?

With the hex code #F3D4E2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 83% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3D4E2?

Use black text. Black on #F3D4E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3D4E2?

Its complementary colour is #D4F3E5, and analogous partners are #F3D4F1 and #F3D6D4.