Pink

#ffcbc9

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

Pink is a pale red that reads quiet. Pale reds like this show up in wedding stationery and soft brand marks. 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 #ffcbc9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffcbc9

RGB255, 203, 201

HSL2, 100%, 89%

HSV2, 21%, 100%

CMYK0%, 20%, 21%, 0%

Lab86.1, 18.09, 8.01

XYZ73.14, 68.19, 64.57

Decimal16763849

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone706 C

Shades of pink

#ffa29e #ff7974 #ff5049 #ff271f #f30900 #c90700 #9e0600 #740400 #490300 #1f0100

Tints of pink

#ffcecd #ffd2d0 #ffd5d4 #ffd9d7 #ffdcdb #ffe0df #ffe3e2 #ffe7e6 #ffeaea #ffeeed

Colors that go with pink

Complementary#c9fdff Analogous#ffc9e2 Analogous#ffe6c9 Triadic#c9ffcb Triadic#cbc9ff Split complementary#c9ffe6 Split complementary#c9e2ff

Pink in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 21, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffcbc9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 21 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 23 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 #ffcbc9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffcbc9; }
.text { color: #ffcbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcbc9; }

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 #ffcbc9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffcbc9 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 #ffcbc9 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 #ffcbc9 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 #ffcbc9 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.