Orchid

#ad699d

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

Orchid is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. 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 #ad699d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad699d

RGB173, 105, 157

HSL314, 29%, 55%

HSV314, 39%, 68%

CMYK0%, 39%, 9%, 32%

Lab53.41, 34.98, -16.73

XYZ28.37, 21.42, 34.54

Decimal11364765

Web safe#996699

Pantone688 C

Shades of orchid

#a45a92 #945184 #844876 #743f67 #643759 #542e4b #44253d #341c2e #241420 #140b12

Tints of orchid

#b577a6 #bc85af #c493b8 #cba0c1 #d3aeca #dabcd3 #e2cadc #ead8e5 #f1e6ee #f9f3f7

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#69ad79 Analogous#9b69ad Analogous#ad697b Triadic#9dad69 Triadic#699dad Split complementary#7bad69 Split complementary#69ad9b

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 9, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad699d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 9 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 12 38

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 #ad699d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad699d; }
.text { color: #ad699d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad699d; }

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 #ad699d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad699d 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 #ad699d 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 #ad699d 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 #ad699d is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.