Seashell

#f4e6e2

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

Seashell lands in the red band, pale and soft. 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 #f4e6e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4e6e2

RGB244, 230, 226

HSL13, 45%, 92%

HSV13, 7%, 96%

CMYK0%, 6%, 7%, 4%

Lab92.27, 4.08, 3.64

XYZ79.33, 81.32, 83.47

Decimal16049890

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#e8cbc2 #dcafa2 #d09482 #c47863 #b55e45 #964d39 #763d2d #562c21 #361c14 #160b08

Tints of seashell

#f5e7e4 #f5e9e5 #f6eae7 #f6ece8 #f7edea #f8eeec #f8f0ed #f9f1ef #f9f2f0 #faf4f2

Colors that go with seashell

Complementary#e2f0f4 Analogous#f4e2e7 Analogous#f4efe2 Triadic#e2f4e6 Triadic#e6e2f4 Split complementary#e2f4ef Split complementary#e2e7f4

Seashell in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 7, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4e6e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 7 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 10 10

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 #f4e6e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4e6e2; }
.text { color: #f4e6e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e6e2; }

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 #f4e6e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4e6e2 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 #f4e6e2 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 #f4e6e2 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

Here is how the numbers for #f4e6e2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.