Pink

#b38fa4

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

Pink is a mid pink, balanced 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 #b38fa4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b38fa4

RGB179, 143, 164

HSL325, 19%, 63%

HSV325, 20%, 70%

CMYK0%, 20%, 8%, 30%

Lab63.27, 17.1, -5.89

XYZ35.11, 31.91, 39.43

Decimal11767716

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5145 C

Shades of pink

#a77e96 #9b6c88 #8c5f79 #7a536a #69475b #583b4c #46303d #35242e #24181f #120c10

Tints of pink

#ba99ac #c1a3b4 #c8adbd #cfb8c5 #d5c2cd #dcccd5 #e3d6de #eae0e6 #f1eaee #f8f4f6

Colors that go with pink

Complementary#8fb39e Analogous#b08fb3 Analogous#b38f92 Triadic#a4b38f Triadic#8fa4b3 Split complementary#92b38f Split complementary#8fb3b0

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, 20, 8, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b38fa4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 8 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 11 36

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 #b38fa4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b38fa4; }
.text { color: #b38fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38fa4; }

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 #b38fa4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b38fa4 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 #b38fa4 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 #b38fa4 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

The figures for #b38fa4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.