Pink

#ffbdcd

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

Pink lands in the red band, light and vivid. 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 #ffbdcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffbdcd
RGB255, 189, 205
HSL345, 100%, 87%
HSV345, 26%, 100%
CMYK0%, 26%, 20%, 0%
Lab82.95, 26.02, 1.32
XYZ70.46, 62.06, 66.02
Decimal16760269
Web safe#ffcccc
Pantone1895 C
Pantone1895 CHex#ffbdcdRgb255 189 205Cmyk0 26 20 0Lab83 26 1Darker#ff2e61Deep#ff7697Lighter#fde2e9

Shades of pink

Tints of pink

Colors that go with pink

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, 26, 20, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 20 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 22 6
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 #ffbdcd straight into your stylesheet.

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

How pink looks on light and dark

Pink and accessibility

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

Textwhite text on this color
1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.41:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffbdcd 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 #ffbdcd 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 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 #ffbdcd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #ffbdcd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.