Pink

#a688a4

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

This is Pink, a muted pink at 304 degrees. 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 #a688a4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a688a4

RGB166, 136, 164

HSL304, 14%, 59%

HSV304, 18%, 65%

CMYK0%, 18%, 1%, 35%

Lab60.24, 16.39, -10.53

XYZ31.23, 28.4, 38.96

Decimal10913956

Web safe#999999

Pantone666 C

Shades of pink

#9a7898 #8e6a8b #7e5e7c #6f536d #5f475e #503c4e #40303f #312430 #211920 #120d11

Tints of pink

#ae93ac #b69eb5 #bea9bd #c7b4c5 #cfbece #d7c9d6 #dfd4de #e7dfe7 #efeaef #f7f5f7

Colors that go with pink

Complementary#88a68a Analogous#9988a6 Analogous#a68895 Triadic#a4a688 Triadic#88a4a6 Split complementary#95a688 Split complementary#88a699

Pink in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 1, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a688a4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 1 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 5 41

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 #a688a4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a688a4; }
.text { color: #a688a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a688a4; }

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 #a688a4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a688a4 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 #a688a4 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 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 #a688a4 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

Every value on this page for #a688a4 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.