Thistle

#bb97aa

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

Thistle is a mid pink, grounded 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.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #bb97aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb97aa

RGB187, 151, 170

HSL328, 21%, 66%

HSV328, 19%, 73%

CMYK0%, 19%, 9%, 27%

Lab66.21, 16.59, -4.82

XYZ38.82, 35.6, 42.86

Decimal12294058

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5215 C

Shades of thistle

#af849b #a3728c #95617c #82556d #6f495d #5d3d4e #4a313e #38242f #25181f #130c0f

Tints of thistle

#c1a0b2 #c7aab9 #cdb3c1 #d3bcc8 #d9c6d0 #e0cfd8 #e6d8df #ece2e7 #f2ebef #f8f4f6

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#97bba8 Analogous#ba97bb Analogous#bb9798 Triadic#aabb97 Triadic#97aabb Split complementary#98bb97 Split complementary#97bbba

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 9, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb97aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 19 9 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 12 33

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.

Thistle in css

Copy #bb97aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb97aa; }
.text { color: #bb97aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb97aa; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb97aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb97aa against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb97aa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb97aa 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 thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bb97aa 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.