Pale violet red

#e16a85

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

Pale violet red is a mid red that reads balanced. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Pale violet red color values

Every conversion for #e16a85, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e16a85
RGB225, 106, 133
HSL346, 66%, 65%
HSV346, 53%, 88%
CMYK0%, 53%, 41%, 12%
Lab59.9, 48.92, 7.63
XYZ40.44, 28.01, 25.47
Decimal14772869
Web safe#cc6699
Pantone1915 C
Pantone1915 CHex#e16a85Rgb225 106 133Cmyk0 53 41 12Lab60 49 8Darker#9d203cDeep#d52f54Lighter#e9a9b8

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 53, 41, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e16a85 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 53 41 12
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 53 42 18
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 #e16a85 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e16a85; }
.text { color: #e16a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e16a85; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e16a85 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.18:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.60:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e16a85 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 #e16a85 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 #e16a85 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

Here is how the numbers for #e16a85 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.