Light pink

#f3b5b5

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

This is Light pink, a strong red sitting at 0 degrees on the wheel. 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.

Light pink color values

Every conversion for #f3b5b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f3b5b5
RGB243, 181, 181
HSL0, 72%, 83%
HSV0, 26%, 95%
CMYK0%, 26%, 26%, 5%
Lab79.29, 22.48, 8.82
XYZ61.83, 55.44, 51.16
Decimal15971765
Web safe#ffcccc
Pantone501 C
Pantone501 CHex#f3b5b5Rgb243 181 181Cmyk0 26 26 5Lab79 22 9Darker#df3a3aDeep#e97878Lighter#fae6e6

Shades of light pink

Tints of light pink

Colors that go with light pink

Light pink in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 26, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f3b5b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 26 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 28 11
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.

Light pink in css

Copy #f3b5b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f3b5b5; }
.text { color: #f3b5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3b5b5; }

How light pink looks on light and dark

Light pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f3b5b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.74:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
12.09:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f3b5b5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f3b5b5 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 light pink? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f3b5b5 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light pink, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #f3b5b5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.