Grey Pink #C3909B

Grey Pink is a medium-light, muted pink with hex code #C3909B and RGB rgb(195, 144, 155).

Black text reads best on this color (7.78:1).

About this color

#C3909B is a medium-light, muted pink. In OKLCH its lightness is 71%, its chroma 0.063 and its hue 5°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Grey Pink. Black text reads best on it, at 7.78:1.

Hue family	Pinks
Lightness	medium-light (71%)
Chroma	muted (0.063)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Grey Pink
Black text	7.78:1
White text	2.69:1

Colors that go with Grey Pink

Matches found by rotating Grey Pink around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.

Complementary

The opposite hue (180°).

Pewter #72ADA5

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.

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Triadic

Three hues spaced 120° apart.

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Color palettes with Grey Pink

Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Grey Pink, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight named colors closest to Grey Pink, with their ΔE distance.

More about Grey Pink

How to make Grey Pink

A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.

4 parts pink
1 part red
1 part green

Recipe result: #C38E9D, a difference of ΔE 0.007 from Grey Pink. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.

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Codes for Grey Pink in every format

HEX	#C3909B
RGB	rgb(195, 144, 155)
HSL	hsl(347, 30%, 66%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.5% 0.063 4.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #C3909B	2.69:1	Fails	Lc -57.5	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #C3909B	7.78:1	AAA	Lc 51.7	Large or bold text, headings
#C3909B text on white	2.69:1	Fails	Lc 52.3	Large or bold text, headings
#C3909B text on black	7.78:1	AAA	Lc -49.6	Large or bold text, headings

Shades and tints of Grey Pink

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F9F4F5

oklch(97.1% 0.006 3.3)
Step 100
100

#F1E7E9

oklch(93.6% 0.011 3.5)
Step 200
200

#E7D3D7

oklch(88.4% 0.023 3.9)
Step 300
300

#D8B7BD

oklch(81% 0.039 5.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#C3909B

oklch(70.5% 0.063 4.5)
Step 500
500

#B37583

oklch(63.1% 0.08 4.9)
Step 600
600

#9E5D6D

oklch(55.6% 0.087 4.4)
Step 700
700

#874C5B

oklch(49.1% 0.082 4.2)
Step 800
800

#6E3F4A

oklch(42.8% 0.067 5.2)
Step 900
900

#59353E

oklch(37.6% 0.053 3.7)
Step 950
950

#341F24

oklch(26.8% 0.034 4)

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Grey Pink with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#97989B	0.069
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A3A19A	0.064
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CC8D94	0.017
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9D9D9D	0.064

Use Grey Pink in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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