Light red

#bdb2b2

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

This is Light red, a grey red sitting at 0 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Light red color values

Every conversion for #bdb2b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdb2b2

RGB189, 178, 178

HSL0, 8%, 72%

HSV0, 6%, 74%

CMYK0%, 6%, 6%, 26%

Lab73.46, 3.91, 1.4

XYZ44.94, 45.87, 48.61

Decimal12432050

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5305 C

Shades of light red

#ada0a0 #9e8e8e #8e7c7c #7d6b6b #6b5c5c #594c4c #473d3d #352d2d #231e1e #100e0e

Tints of light red

#c3b9b9 #c9bfbf #cec6c6 #d4cdcd #dad4d4 #e0dada #e5e1e1 #ebe8e8 #f1efef #f7f5f5

Colors that go with light red

Complementary#b2bdbd Analogous#bdb2b8 Analogous#bdb8b2 Triadic#b2bdb2 Triadic#b2b2bd Split complementary#b2bdb8 Split complementary#b2b8bd

Light red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 6, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdb2b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 6 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 10 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 #bdb2b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdb2b2; }
.text { color: #bdb2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb2b2; }

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 #bdb2b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdb2b2 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 #bdb2b2 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 #bdb2b2 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

Here is how the numbers for #bdb2b2 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.