Pink

#ffc9bf

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Pink color values

Every conversion for #ffc9bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffc9bf

RGB255, 201, 191

HSL9, 100%, 87%

HSV9, 25%, 100%

CMYK0%, 21%, 25%, 0%

Lab85.4, 17.73, 12.32

XYZ71.53, 66.79, 58.41

Decimal16763327

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone706 C

Shades of pink

#ffa695 #ff836c #ff6042 #ff3d19 #ee2500 #c51f00 #9b1800 #721200 #480b00 #1f0500

Tints of pink

#ffcdc4 #ffd1c8 #ffd5cd #ffd9d1 #ffdcd6 #ffe0db #ffe4df #ffe8e4 #ffece9 #fff0ed

Colors that go with pink

Complementary#bff5ff Analogous#ffbfd5 Analogous#ffe9bf Triadic#bfffc9 Triadic#c9bfff Split complementary#bfffe9 Split complementary#bfd5ff

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, 21, 25, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffc9bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 21 25 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 23 27 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pink in css

Copy #ffc9bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffc9bf; }
.text { color: #ffc9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc9bf; }

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 #ffc9bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffc9bf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ffc9bf 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ffc9bf 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 #ffc9bf are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.