Seashell

#f4e7e4

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 11 degrees on the wheel. 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.

Seashell color values

Every conversion for #f4e7e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4e7e4

RGB244, 231, 228

HSL11, 42%, 93%

HSV11, 7%, 96%

CMYK0%, 5%, 7%, 4%

Lab92.57, 3.9, 3.02

XYZ79.89, 81.99, 85.01

Decimal16050148

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#e7cbc5 #daafa5 #ce9386 #c17767 #b35d49 #934c3c #743c2f #542c22 #351c16 #160b09

Tints of seashell

#f5e8e5 #f5eae7 #f6ebe8 #f6ecea #f7edeb #f7efed #f8f0ee #f9f1ef #f9f2f1 #faf4f2

Colors that go with seashell

Complementary#e4f1f4 Analogous#f4e4e9 Analogous#f4efe4 Triadic#e4f4e7 Triadic#e7e4f4 Split complementary#e4f4ef Split complementary#e4e9f4

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, 7, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4e7e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 7 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 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 #f4e7e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4e7e4; }
.text { color: #f4e7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e7e4; }

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 #f4e7e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4e7e4 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 #f4e7e4 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 #f4e7e4 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 #f4e7e4 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.