Palettes / Colors / #C2AEC2

#C2AEC2 — Light Dusty Pink

#C2AEC2 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.

#C2AEC2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEC2AE; it also sits naturally between #B8AEC2 and #C2AEB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 68% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C2AEC2

.text { color: #C2AEC2; }
.background { background-color: #C2AEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2AEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 174, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 14%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2AEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 174, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2AEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 174, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2AEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2AEC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEC2AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2AEC2: #000000.

How #C2AEC2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C2AEC2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2AEC1  ·  #C2AEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2AEC2?

#C2AEC2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 194, 174, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2AEC2?

#C2AEC2 is RGB 194, 174, 194 — HSL 300°, 14%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #C2AEC2?

Its complement is #AEC2AE; analogous partners are #B8AEC2 and #C2AEB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2AEC2 for text?

Black text on #C2AEC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.