Thistle

#eab2d4

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

This is Thistle, a strong pink at 324 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #eab2d4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eab2d4

RGB234, 178, 212

HSL324, 57%, 81%

HSV324, 24%, 92%

CMYK0%, 24%, 9%, 8%

Lab78.51, 25.63, -9.23

XYZ61.74, 54.09, 69.47

Decimal15381204

Web safe#ff99cc

Pantone243 C

Shades of thistle

#e294c3 #da76b3 #d158a2 #c93a91 #ae2f7c #902767 #721f51 #54173c #360f27 #180711

Tints of thistle

#ecb8d8 #edbfdb #efc5df #f1cbe2 #f3d1e6 #f4d8e9 #f6deed #f8e4f0 #f9ebf4 #fbf1f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#b2eac8 Analogous#e4b2ea Analogous#eab2b8 Triadic#d4eab2 Triadic#b2d4ea Split complementary#b8eab2 Split complementary#b2eae4

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 9, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eab2d4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 9 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 12 14

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.

Thistle in css

Copy #eab2d4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eab2d4; }
.text { color: #eab2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eab2d4; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #eab2d4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eab2d4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #eab2d4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #eab2d4 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 thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #eab2d4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.