Orchid

#ac7caa

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

This is Orchid, a muted pink at 303 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #ac7caa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac7caa

RGB172, 124, 170

HSL303, 22%, 58%

HSV303, 28%, 67%

CMYK0%, 28%, 1%, 33%

Lab58.12, 26.44, -17.11

XYZ31.48, 26.09, 41.41

Decimal11304106

Web safe#996699

Pantone2573 C

Shades of orchid

#a26c9f #955e92 #845482 #744a72 #643f62 #543552 #432b42 #332032 #231622 #130c12

Tints of orchid

#b488b2 #bb94ba #c3a0c1 #caacc9 #d2b8d1 #dac4d9 #e1d0e1 #e9dce8 #f0e8f0 #f8f4f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#7cac7e Analogous#967cac Analogous#ac7c92 Triadic#aaac7c Triadic#7caaac Split complementary#92ac7c Split complementary#7cac96

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 1, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac7caa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 1 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 5 39

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.

Orchid in css

Copy #ac7caa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac7caa; }
.text { color: #ac7caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac7caa; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ac7caa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac7caa against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ac7caa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ac7caa 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 orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ac7caa is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.