Pink

#a171a3

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

Pink is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. 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 #a171a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a171a3
RGB161, 113, 163
HSL298, 21%, 54%
HSV298, 31%, 64%
CMYK1%, 31%, 0%, 36%
Lab54.06, 27.56, -19.36
XYZ27.21, 22.03, 37.47
Decimal10580387
Web safe#996699
Pantone2577 C
Pantone2577 CHex#a171a3Rgb161 113 163Cmyk1 31 0 36Lab54 28 -19Darker#503451Deep#7a507cLighter#bc9ebd

Shades of pink

Tints of pink

Colors that go with pink

Pink in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 31, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a171a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 31 0 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 33 4 42
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 #a171a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a171a3; }
.text { color: #a171a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a171a3; }

How pink looks on light and dark

Pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a171a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.88:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.41:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a171a3 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 #a171a3 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 #a171a3 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

Every value on this page for #a171a3 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.