Pale violet red

#c16c83

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

This is Pale violet red, a soft pink at 344 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #c16c83, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c16c83
RGB193, 108, 131
HSL344, 41%, 59%
HSV344, 44%, 76%
CMYK0%, 44%, 32%, 24%
Lab55.79, 36.41, 2.31
XYZ31.45, 23.7, 24.39
Decimal12676227
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone681 C
Pantone681 CHex#c16c83Rgb193 108 131Cmyk0 44 32 24Lab56 36 2Darker#6f2f40Deep#a1445dLighter#d3a1af

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red 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, 44, 32, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c16c83 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 32 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 33 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.

Pale violet red in css

Copy #c16c83 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c16c83; }
.text { color: #c16c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c16c83; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c16c83 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.66:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c16c83 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale violet red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c16c83 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn pale violet red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c16c83 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale violet red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c16c83 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.