Pink #FFC0CB

About this color

#FFC0CB is a light, moderately saturated pink. In OKLCH its lightness is 87%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 7°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Pink. Black text reads best on it, at 13.65:1.

Colors that go with Pink

Matches found by rotating Pink around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.

Color palettes with Pink

Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Pink, closest first.

• Cranberry and Rhubarb
• Cherry Nest
• Freesia Linen
• Plum Basket
• Cupcake Linen
• Sherbet Treat
• Sorbet Shelf
• Cherry and Rhubarb

Similar named colors

The eight named colors closest to Pink, with their ΔE distance.

• Pale Rose #FDC1C5 ΔE 0.010
• Light Rose #FFC5CB ΔE 0.013
• Pastel Pink #FFBACD ΔE 0.016
• Mimi Pink #FFCAD4 ΔE 0.024
• Light Pink #FFB6C1 ΔE 0.024
• Baby Pink #FFB7CE ΔE 0.024
• Pale Pink #FFCFDC ΔE 0.037
• Powder Pink #FFB2D0 ΔE 0.038

More about Pink

• Shades of pink
• Colors that go with Pink
• What Pink means

How to make Pink

A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.

• 4 parts white
• 2 parts pink
• 1 part red

Recipe result: #FFBDCC, a difference of ΔE 0.007 from Pink. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.

What colors make pink? | Color mixing chart

Codes for Pink in every format

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Shades and tints of Pink

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.

1. Step 50

   50

   #FEF2F4

   oklch(97.1% 0.013 5.8)

2. Step 100

   100

   #FBE3E7

   oklch(93.6% 0.027 6.2)

3. Step 200

   200 (this color)

   #FFC0CB

   oklch(86.8% 0.074 7.1)

4. Step 300

   300

   #F6A7B6

   oklch(80.9% 0.095 6.9)

5. Step 400

   400

   #ED7490

   oklch(70.7% 0.151 7.1)

6. Step 500

   500

   #E34875

   oklch(63.1% 0.193 7.1)

7. Step 600

   600

   #CF1B5E

   oklch(55.7% 0.21 7.1)

8. Step 700

   700

   #B2034D

   oklch(49.1% 0.195 7.1)

9. Step 800

   800

   #910F3F

   oklch(42.8% 0.162 7.4)

10. Step 900

    900

    #741936

    oklch(37.7% 0.126 6.9)

11. Step 950

    950

    #451120

    oklch(27.1% 0.08 6.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

Pink with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.