Thistle

#fbc3f2

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

This is Thistle, a vivid pink at 310 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #fbc3f2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbc3f2

RGB251, 195, 242

HSL310, 88%, 87%

HSV310, 22%, 98%

CMYK0%, 22%, 4%, 2%

Lab84.97, 27.49, -15.51

XYZ75.33, 65.95, 92.76

Decimal16499698

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone243 C

Shades of thistle

#f89cea #f675e1 #f34ed9 #f127d0 #df0fbe #b80c9d #920a7c #6b075b #440539 #1d0218

Tints of thistle

#fbc7f3 #fcccf4 #fcd0f5 #fcd4f6 #fcd9f7 #fdddf8 #fde1f9 #fde6f9 #feeafa #feeefb

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c3fbcc Analogous#e8c3fb Analogous#fbc3d6 Triadic#f2fbc3 Triadic#c3f2fb Split complementary#d6fbc3 Split complementary#c3fbe8

Thistle 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, 22, 4, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbc3f2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 4 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 8 8

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.

Thistle in css

Copy #fbc3f2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbc3f2; }
.text { color: #fbc3f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbc3f2; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fbc3f2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbc3f2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #fbc3f2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #fbc3f2 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 thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #fbc3f2 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.