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#D38FAC

#D38FAC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 82.7% red, 56.1% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 44% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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2.53:1 Fail
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8.29:1 AAA
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2.53:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.29:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D38FAC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#D38FAC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #D38FAC?

#D38FAC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 82.7% red, 56.1% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 44% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #D38FAC in RGB?

#D38FAC is rgb(211, 143, 172): 211 red, 143 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #D38FAC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 18, 17). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #D38FAC?

PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #D38FAC?

Its complement #69B193 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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