Orchid

#c166be

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

Orchid 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.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #c166be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c166be

RGB193, 102, 190

HSL302, 42%, 58%

HSV302, 47%, 76%

CMYK0%, 47%, 2%, 24%

Lab56.64, 48.78, -30.64

XYZ36.04, 24.56, 51.56

Decimal12674750

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#b953b6 #ac46a9 #993e96 #873784 #742f72 #61275f #4e204d #3b183a #291028 #160915

Tints of orchid

#c774c4 #cc82ca #d290d0 #d89ed6 #ddacdc #e3bae2 #e9c8e8 #eed6ee #f4e4f4 #faf2fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#66c169 Analogous#9666c1 Analogous#c16691 Triadic#bec166 Triadic#66bec1 Split complementary#91c166 Split complementary#66c196

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 47, 2, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c166be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 47 2 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 47 6 30

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.

Orchid in css

Copy #c166be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c166be; }
.text { color: #c166be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c166be; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c166be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c166be against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c166be sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c166be 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 orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c166be is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.