Pale violet red

#ec7b95

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

This is Pale violet red, a strong red sitting at 346 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. 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 #ec7b95, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec7b95
RGB236, 123, 149
HSL346, 75%, 70%
HSV346, 48%, 93%
CMYK0%, 48%, 37%, 7%
Lab65.1, 46.11, 6.1
XYZ47.1, 34.17, 32.55
Decimal15498133
Web safe#ff6699
Pantone204 C
Pantone204 CHex#ec7b95Rgb236 123 149Cmyk0 48 37 7Lab65 46 6Darker#bd1b40Deep#e33d63Lighter#f2bcc9

Shades of pale violet red

Tints of pale violet red

Colors that go with pale violet red

Pale violet red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 48, 37, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec7b95 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 48 37 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 48 38 13
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ec7b95 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec7b95; }
.text { color: #ec7b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec7b95; }

How pale violet red looks on light and dark

Pale violet red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ec7b95 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.83:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec7b95 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 #ec7b95 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 #ec7b95 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

The figures for #ec7b95 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.