Seashell

#f0e4e2

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

This is Seashell, a soft red sitting at 9 degrees on the wheel. Pale reds like this show up in wedding stationery and soft brand marks. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Seashell color values

Every conversion for #f0e4e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f0e4e2

RGB240, 228, 226

HSL9, 32%, 91%

HSV9, 6%, 94%

CMYK0%, 5%, 6%, 6%

Lab91.46, 3.73, 2.42

XYZ77.41, 79.5, 83.22

Decimal15787234

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#e1c9c5 #d2afa9 #c3948c #b5796f #a46055 #874f46 #6a3e37 #4e2d28 #311d19 #140c0a

Tints of seashell

#f1e6e4 #f2e7e5 #f3e9e7 #f4eae9 #f4eceb #f5eeec #f6efee #f7f1f0 #f8f2f2 #f9f4f3

Colors that go with seashell

Complementary#e2eef0 Analogous#f0e2e7 Analogous#f0ebe2 Triadic#e2f0e4 Triadic#e4e2f0 Split complementary#e2f0eb Split complementary#e2e7f0

Seashell in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 6, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f0e4e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 6 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 10 12

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Seashell in css

Copy #f0e4e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f0e4e2; }
.text { color: #f0e4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e4e2; }

How seashell looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Seashell and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f0e4e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f0e4e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Seashell on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f0e4e2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn seashell into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f0e4e2 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 seashell, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #f0e4e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.