Pink

#f8c4c7

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

This is Pink, a strong red sitting at 357 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.

Pink color values

Every conversion for #f8c4c7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f8c4c7

RGB248, 196, 199

HSL357, 79%, 87%

HSV357, 21%, 97%

CMYK0%, 21%, 20%, 3%

Lab83.74, 18.95, 5.59

XYZ68.76, 63.56, 62.68

Decimal16303303

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone510 C

Shades of pink

#f49fa4 #ef7a81 #eb555e #e6303b #d41924 #af151e #8a1017 #650c11 #40080b #1b0305

Tints of pink

#f9cdcf #fad5d7 #fbdadb #fce2e4 #fce6e8 #fdebec #fdeff0

Colors that go with pink

Complementary#c4f8f5 Analogous#f8c4e1 Analogous#f8dbc4 Triadic#c7f8c4 Triadic#c4c7f8 Split complementary#c4f8db Split complementary#c4e1f8

Pink in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 21, 20, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f8c4c7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 20 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 22 9

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.

Pink in css

Copy #f8c4c7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f8c4c7; }
.text { color: #f8c4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8c4c7; }

How pink looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f8c4c7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f8c4c7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f8c4c7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f8c4c7 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 pink, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #f8c4c7 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.