Pink

#996c88

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pink color values

Every conversion for #996c88, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#996c88
RGB153, 108, 136
HSL323, 18%, 51%
HSV323, 29%, 60%
CMYK0%, 29%, 11%, 40%
Lab51.01, 22.5, -8.24
XYZ22.94, 19.28, 25.8
Decimal10054792
Web safe#996699
Pantone5135 C
Pantone5135 CHex#996c88Rgb153 108 136Cmyk0 29 11 40Lab51 22 -8Darker#46303eDeep#704e63Lighter#b598aa

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Pink in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 11, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #996c88 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 11 40
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 14 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pink in css

Copy #996c88 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #996c88; }
.text { color: #996c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996c88; }

How pink looks on light and dark

Pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #996c88 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.33:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.86:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #996c88 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #996c88 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #996c88 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #996c88 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.