Light pink

#f6a8ad

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

This is Light pink, a vivid red sitting at 356 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.

Light pink color values

Every conversion for #f6a8ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f6a8ad

RGB246, 168, 173

HSL356, 81%, 81%

HSV356, 32%, 96%

CMYK0%, 32%, 30%, 4%

Lab76.45, 29.38, 9.14

XYZ59.55, 50.62, 46.17

Decimal16165037

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone700 C

Shades of light pink

#f2858c #ef636c #eb404b #e81d2a #c91520 #a7111b #840e15 #610a10 #3e060a #1c0304

Tints of light pink

#f7afb4 #f7b6ba #f8bdc1 #f9c4c8 #facbce #fad2d5 #fbdadc #fce1e2 #fde8e9 #fdeff0

Colors that go with light pink

Complementary#a8f6f1 Analogous#f6a8d4 Analogous#f6caa8 Triadic#adf6a8 Triadic#a8adf6 Split complementary#a8f6ca Split complementary#a8d4f6

Light pink in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 30, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f6a8ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 30 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 32 10

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.

Light pink in css

Copy #f6a8ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f6a8ad; }
.text { color: #f6a8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6a8ad; }

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 #f6a8ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f6a8ad 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 #f6a8ad 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 #f6a8ad 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 #f6a8ad is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.