Pale violet red

#c17a8a

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 red sitting at 346 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #c17a8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c17a8a
RGB193, 122, 138
HSL346, 36%, 62%
HSV346, 37%, 76%
CMYK0%, 37%, 28%, 24%
Lab59.06, 29.8, 2.98
XYZ33.54, 27.09, 27.51
Decimal12679818
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone681 C
Pantone681 CHex#c17a8aRgb193 122 138Cmyk0 37 28 24Lab59 30 3Darker#753745Deep#a64d61Lighter#d5adb6

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 28, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c17a8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 28 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 30 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 #c17a8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c17a8a; }
.text { color: #c17a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c17a8a; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c17a8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.27:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.42:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c17a8a 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 #c17a8a 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 #c17a8a 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 #c17a8a 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.