Light red

#c1b5b5

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 #c1b5b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c1b5b5

RGB193, 181, 181

HSL0, 9%, 73%

HSV0, 6%, 76%

CMYK0%, 6%, 6%, 24%

Lab74.65, 4.26, 1.52

XYZ46.86, 47.72, 50.46

Decimal12694965

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5305 C

Shades of light red

#b1a2a2 #a29090 #927d7d #816c6c #6e5c5c #5b4d4d #493d3d #362d2d #231e1e #110e0e

Tints of light red

#c6bbbb #ccc2c2 #d1c8c8 #d7cfcf #dcd5d5 #e1dcdc #e7e2e2 #ece8e8 #f1efef #f7f5f5

Colors that go with light red

Complementary#b5c1c1 Analogous#c1b5bb Analogous#c1bbb5 Triadic#b5c1b5 Triadic#b5b5c1 Split complementary#b5c1bb Split complementary#b5bbc1

Light 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, 6, 6, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c1b5b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 6 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 10 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light red in css

Copy #c1b5b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c1b5b5; }
.text { color: #c1b5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b5b5; }

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 #c1b5b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c1b5b5 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 #c1b5b5 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 #c1b5b5 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 #c1b5b5 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.