Pink

#ad85a5

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 #ad85a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad85a5

RGB173, 133, 165

HSL312, 20%, 60%

HSV312, 23%, 68%

CMYK0%, 23%, 5%, 32%

Lab60.23, 20.76, -11.05

XYZ32.41, 28.38, 39.37

Decimal11371941

Web safe#999999

Pantone521 C

Shades of pink

#a27599 #96658c #865a7d #754f6d #65445e #54394f #442e3f #332230 #231720 #120c11

Tints of pink

#b490ad #bc9bb5 #c3a6be #cbb2c6 #d2bdce #dac8d6 #e1d3de #e9dee7 #f0e9ef #f8f4f7

Colors that go with pink

Complementary#85ad8d Analogous#a185ad Analogous#ad8591 Triadic#a5ad85 Triadic#85a5ad Split complementary#91ad85 Split complementary#85ada1

Pink in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 5, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad85a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 5 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 9 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.

Pink in css

Copy #ad85a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad85a5; }
.text { color: #ad85a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad85a5; }

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 #ad85a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad85a5 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 #ad85a5 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 #ad85a5 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 #ad85a5 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.