Light red

#c3b6b3

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

Light red lands in the red band, light and muted. 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 #c3b6b3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c3b6b3
RGB195, 182, 179
HSL11, 12%, 73%
HSV11, 8%, 76%
CMYK0%, 7%, 8%, 24%
Lab75.02, 4.09, 3.17
XYZ47.37, 48.31, 49.48
Decimal12826291
Web safe#cccccc
Pantone435 C
Pantone435 CHex#c3b6b3Rgb195 182 179Cmyk0 7 8 24Lab75 4 3Darker#816b66Deep#a3908bLighter#e2dddb

Shades of light red

Tints of light red

Colors that go with light red

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, 7, 8, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c3b6b3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 7 8 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 10 11 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 #c3b6b3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c3b6b3; }
.text { color: #c3b6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b6b3; }

How light red looks on light and dark

Light red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c3b6b3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.97:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.66:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c3b6b3 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 #c3b6b3 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 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 #c3b6b3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c3b6b3 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.