Light pink

#e1a8a9

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

This is Light pink, a soft red sitting at 359 degrees on the wheel. 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 pink color values

Every conversion for #e1a8a9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e1a8a9

RGB225, 168, 169

HSL359, 49%, 77%

HSV359, 25%, 88%

CMYK0%, 25%, 25%, 12%

Lab74.11, 21.09, 7.69

XYZ52.22, 46.88, 43.83

Decimal14788777

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone693 C

Shades of light pink

#d88d8e #ce7274 #c55759 #b84042 #9d3638 #832d2f #682425 #4d1a1b #321112 #170808

Tints of light pink

#e4afb0 #e6b7b8 #e9bebf #ebc5c6 #eecdcd #f0d4d5 #f3dcdc #f5e3e3 #f8eaeb #faf2f2

Colors that go with light pink

Complementary#a8e1e0 Analogous#e1a8c5 Analogous#e1c4a8 Triadic#a9e1a8 Triadic#a8a9e1 Split complementary#a8e1c4 Split complementary#a8c5e1

Light pink in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 25, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e1a8a9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 25 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 27 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.

Light pink in css

Copy #e1a8a9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e1a8a9; }
.text { color: #e1a8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1a8a9; }

How light pink looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e1a8a9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e1a8a9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e1a8a9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e1a8a9 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 pink, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e1a8a9 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.