Pink

#986e83

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pink, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pink sits in the pink band, mid and muted. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Pink color values

Every conversion for #986e83, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#986e83

RGB152, 110, 131

HSL330, 17%, 51%

HSV330, 28%, 60%

CMYK0%, 28%, 14%, 40%

Lab51.23, 20.08, -4.97

XYZ22.62, 19.47, 24.04

Decimal9989763

Web safe#996699

Pantone5135 C

Shades of pink

#8c6377 #7e5a6c #715060 #634655 #563d49 #48333e #3a2a32 #2d2026 #1f161b #120d0f

Tints of pink

#a27b8f #ab899a #b596a6 #bea4b1 #c8b1bd #d1bfc8 #dbccd4 #e4dadf #eee7eb #f8f5f6

Colors that go with pink

Complementary#6e9883 Analogous#986e98 Analogous#986e6e Triadic#83986e Triadic#6e8398 Split complementary#6e986e Split complementary#6e9898

Pink in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 14, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #986e83 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 14 40

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 17 46

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pink in css

Copy #986e83 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #986e83; }
.text { color: #986e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986e83; }

How pink looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #986e83 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #986e83 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #986e83 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pink? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #986e83 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pink, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #986e83 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.