Pale pink

#e8e3e8

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

This is Pale pink, a grey pink at 300 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Pale pink color values

Every conversion for #e8e3e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8e3e8
RGB232, 227, 232
HSL300, 10%, 90%
HSV300, 2%, 91%
CMYK0%, 2%, 0%, 9%
Lab90.74, 2.58, -1.84
XYZ75.31, 77.92, 87.41
Decimal15262696
Web safe#ffccff
Pantone538 C
Pantone538 CHex#e8e3e8Rgb232 227 232Cmyk0 2 0 9Lab91 3 -2Darker#a895a8Deep#c8bcc8Lighter#f1eef1

Shades of pale pink

Colors that go with pale pink

Pale pink in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8e3e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 2 0 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 6 4 15
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 pink in css

Copy #e8e3e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8e3e8; }
.text { color: #e8e3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e3e8; }

How pale pink looks on light and dark

Pale pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e8e3e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.58:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8e3e8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e8e3e8 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 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 pale pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e8e3e8 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 pink, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e8e3e8 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.