Light red

#bcb0b2

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

Light red is a light red that reads relaxed. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Light red color values

Every conversion for #bcb0b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb0b2

RGB188, 176, 178

HSL350, 8%, 71%

HSV350, 6%, 74%

CMYK0%, 6%, 5%, 26%

Lab72.86, 4.64, 0.51

XYZ44.3, 44.96, 48.46

Decimal12366002

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5305 C

Shades of light red

#ad9ea0 #9d8c8f #8e7a7d #7d6a6d #6b5b5d #594b4d #473c3e #352d2e #231d1e #110e0e

Tints of light red

#c2b7b9 #c8bec0 #cec5c6 #d4cccd #d9d3d4 #dfdadb #e5e1e1 #ebe7e8 #f1eeef #f7f5f6

Colors that go with light red

Complementary#b0bcba Analogous#bcb0b8 Analogous#bcb4b0 Triadic#b2bcb0 Triadic#b0b2bc Split complementary#b0bcb4 Split complementary#b0b8bc

Light red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 5, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb0b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 5 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 9 32

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light red in css

Copy #bcb0b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb0b2; }
.text { color: #bcb0b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb0b2; }

How light red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bcb0b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb0b2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bcb0b2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light red? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bcb0b2 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 light red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bcb0b2 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.