Shades of pink

The color pink is named after the flowers, pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus, and derives from the frilled edge of the flowers. The verb “to pink” dates from the 14th century and means to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern.CMYK

This article is about notable tints and shades of the color pink. These various colors are shown below.

Computer web color pinks

Pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFC0CB
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 192, 203)
HSV (h, s, v) (350°, 100%, 88%)

Light pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFB6C1
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 182, 193)
HSV (h, s, v) (351°, 100%, 86%)

Web color light pink. The name of the web color is written as “lightpink” (no space) in HTML for computer display.

Although this color is called “light pink”, as can be ascertained by inspecting its hex code, it is actually a slightly deeper, not a lighter, tint of pink than the color pink itself. A more accurate name for it in terms of traditional color nomenclature would therefore be medium light pink.

Hot pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FF69B4
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 105, 180)
HSV (h, s, v) (330°, 59%, 100%)
Web Color hot pink. The name of the web color is written as “hotpink” (no space) in HTML for computer display.

Deep pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FF1493
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 20, 147)
HSV (h, s, v) (328°, 92%, 100%)

Color deep pink.CMYK The name of the web color is written as “deeppink” (no space) in HTML for computer display.

Other notable pink colors

Champagne pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F1DDCF
RGB (r, g, b) (241, 221, 207)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 8, 14, 6)
HSV (h, s, v) (25°, 14%, 95CMYK%)

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)” color list, color #12-1107 TPX—Champagne Pink.CMYK

Pink lace
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFDDF4
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 221, 244)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 16, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (319°, 13%, 100CMYK%)

The color name pink lace for this pale tone of rose pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.

This color is suggestive of the color of some women’s lingerie.

Piggy pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FDDDE6
RGB (r, g, b) (253, 221, 230)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 13, 9, 1)
HSV (h, s, v) (343°, 13%, 99CMYK%)

The color piggy pink is a representation of the color of a pink pig.

The color piggy pink was formulated by Crayola in 1998. The color was originally called pig pink, but later the name was changed to “piggy pink”.

Pale pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F9CCCA
RGB (r, g, b) (249, 204, 202)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 18, 19, 2)
HSV (h, s, v) (3°, 19%, 98CMYK%)

At right is displayed the color pale pink, a light, desaturated shade of pink.

Baby pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F4C2C2
RGB (r, g, b) (244, 194, 194)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 20, 20, 4)
HSV (h, s, v) (0°, 20%, 96%)

The first recorded use of baby pink as a color name in English was in 1928.CMYK

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)–Color Sample of Baby Pink (color sample #28)

In Western culture, baby pink is used to symbolize baby girls just as baby blue is often used to symbolize baby boys. (See the section Pink in gender in the main article on pink.) This is a recent tradition, however, and until the 1940s the convention was exactly the opposite: pink was used for boys while girls were dressed in blue.CMYKCMYKCMYK

Spanish pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F7BFBE
RGB (r, g, b) (247, 191, 190)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 25, 14, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (1°, 23%, 97%)

Spanish pink is the color that is called Rosa (the Spanish word for “pink”) in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

Cameo pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #EFBBCC
RGB (r, g, b) (239, 187, 204)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 22, 15, 6)
HSV (h, s, v) (340°, 22%, 94CMYK%)

Color cameo pink, a medium light tone of rose pink.

The first recorded use of cameo pink as a color name in English was in 1912.CMYK

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)–Color Sample of Cameo Pink (color sample #249)

Orchid pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F2BDCD
RGB (r, g, b) (242, 189, 205)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 22, 15, 5)
HSV (h, s, v) (322°, 22%, 95CMYK%)

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)” color list, color #13-2010 TPX—Orchid Pink.CMYK

Fairy Tale
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F2C1D1
RGB (r, g, b) (242, 193, 209)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 20, 14, 5)
HSV (h, s, v) (340°, 20%, 95CMYK%)

Color Fairy Tale, a soft pink color resembling typical fairy outfits in fiction.

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Cotton eXtended (TCX)” color list, color #13-2802 TCX—Fairy Tale.CMYK

Cherry blossom pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFB7C5
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 183, 197)
HSV (h, s, v) (350°, 100%, 84%)

The first recorded use of cherry blossom pink as a color name in English was in 1867.CMYK

Cherry blossom pink is an important color in Japanese culture. In the spring, the Japanese people gather to watch the cherry blossoms bloom during the Hanami festival. This custom has spread to the United States with the institution of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Cherry blossom pink colored shirts are often worn to work on 15 September (a day a few days before the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere) to celebrate “Cherry Blossom Day” in Brisbane, Australia.[citation needed]

Light hot pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFB3DE
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 179, 222)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 30, 13, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (324°, 30%, 100CMYK%)

This is the color hot pink light on the Xona.com Color List.

Lavender pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FBAED2
RGB (r, g, b) (252, 180, 213)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 31, 16, 2)
HSV (h, s, v) (332°, 31%, 98CMYK%)

This pinkish tone of lavender, displayed at right, is the color designated as lavender in the list of Crayola crayon colors.

Cotton candy
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFBCD9
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 188, 217)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 26, 15, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (334°, 26%, 100%)
Source Crayola

The color cotton candy was formulated by Crayola in 1998.

Carnation pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFA6C9
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 166, 201)
HSV (h, s, v) (330°, 100%, 80%)

Displayed at right is the color carnation pink. Carnation pink is a color that resembles the flower color of a carnation plant. The color as displayed here was formulated by Crayola in 1903, and appears in Crayola’s boxes of 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 and 96 colors.

The first recorded use of carnation as a color name in English was in 1535.CMYK

Baker-Miller pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FF91AF
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 145, 175)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 43, 31, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (344°, 43%, 100CMYK%)

Baker-Miller Pink is a tone of pink that was originally created by mixing one gallon of pure white indoor latex paint with one pint of red trim semi-gloss outdoor paint.CMYK It is named for the two US Navy officers who first experimented with its use in 1979 at the Naval Correctional Facility in Seattle, Washington at the behest of researcher Alexander Schauss. The color is also known as Schauss pink, after Alexander Schauss’ extensive research into the effects of the color on emotions and hormones, as well as P-618 and Drunk-Tank Pink.CMYK

Results of the use of this color to paint the interiors of correctional institutions has been mixed. Some prisoners have been calmed by the color, but others have been agitated and disturbed by it.

Tickle me pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FC89AC
RGB (r, g, b) (252, 137, 172)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 46, 32, 1)
HSV (h, s, v) (342°, 46%, 99%)

The color tickle me pink was formulated by Crayola in 1993. The name was created by Joslyn Davis when she won a Crayola competition.

Amaranth pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F19CBB
RGB (r, g, b) (241, 156, 187)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 35, 22, 6)
HSV (h, s, v) (338°, 33%, 78CMYK%)

The color amaranth pink is displayed at right. This color is a representation of the color of pink amaranth flowers.CMYK

The first recorded use of amaranth pink as a color name in English was in 1905.CMYK

Charm pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #E68FAC
RGB (r, g, b) (230, 143, 172)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 38, 25, 10`)
HSV (h, s, v) (340°, 38%, 90CMYK%)

The color name charm pink first came into use in 1948.

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.CMYK

“Charm pink” is a medium roseish tone of pink that is used in interior design.

China pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DE6FA1
RGB (r, g, b) (222, 111, 161)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 50, 28, 13`)
HSV (h, s, v) (333°, 50%, 87CMYK%)

The color name China pink first came into use in 1948.

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.CMYK

Mimi Pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFDAE9
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 218, 233)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 15, 9, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (335.7°, 14.5%, 100%)

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.CMYK

Tango pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #E4717A
RGB (r, g, b) (228, 113, 122)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 50, 47, 11`)
HSV (h, s, v) (355°, 50%, 89CMYK%)

Another name for this color is tango.

The first recorded use of tango pink as a color name in English was in 1925.CMYK

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.CMYK

Congo pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F88379
RGB (r, g, b) (248, 131, 121)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 47, 51, 3)
HSV (h, s, v) (5°, 51%, 97CMYK%)

The first recorded use of Congo pink as a color name in English was in 1912.CMYK

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)–Color Sample of Congo Pink (color sample #26)

“Congo pink” is an orangeish tone of pink.

Pastel pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DEA5A4
RGB (r, g, b) (222, 165, 164)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 26, 26, 13)
HSV (h, s, v) (1°, 26%, 87CMYK%)

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)–Color Sample of Pastel Pink (color sample #5)

New York pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #D7837F
RGB (r, g, b) (215, 131, 127)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 39, 41, 16)
HSV (h, s, v) (3°, 41%, 84CMYK%)

The color name New York pink for this dark tone of pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.

Solid pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #893843
RGB (r, g, b) (137, 56, 67)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 59, 51, 46)
HSV (h, s, v) (352°, 49%, 54CMYK%)

The color name solid pink for this extremely dark tone of pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.

Silver pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #C4AEAD
RGB (r, g, b) (196, 174, 173)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 11, 12, 23)
HSV (h, s, v) (3°, 12%, 77CMYK%)

The color name silver pink first came into use in 1948.

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.CMYK

Queen pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #E8CCD7
RGB (r, g, b) (232, 204, 215)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 12, 7, 9)
HSV (h, s, v) (336°, 12%, 91CMYK%)

The color name queen pink first came into use in 1948.

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.CMYK

Pink lavender
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DBB2D1
RGB (r, g, b) (219, 178, 209)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 18, 3, 15)
HSV (h, s, v) (311°, 18%, 85CMYK%)

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)” color list, color #14-3207 TPX—Pink Lavender.CMYK

Mountbatten pink
Hex triplet #997A8D

Mountbatten pink, also called Plymouth pink,CMYK is a naval camouflage color, a grayish tone of mauve, invented by Louis Mountbatten of the British Royal Navy in autumn 1940 during World War II.

Pink (Pantone)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #D74894
RGB (r, g, b) (215, 72, 154)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 67, 31, 16)
HSV (h, s, v) (328°, 67%, 84CMYK%)

In Pantone, this color is designated as Pink U.

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)” color list, color #U—Pink.CMYK

Mexican pink
Hex triplet #E4007C

Mexican pink is a color that is used in clothing such as serapes and in the craft and fine art of traditional Mexican culture.

Mexican pink became known as such through the efforts of the journalist, painter, cartoonist and designer fashion Ramón Valdiosera in the mid-1940s.

Another name for this color in English is Mexican rose.

For more detailed information about this color, see the Spanish Wikipedia article on this color, which is called in Spanish rosa mexicano.

Barbie pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DA1884
RGB (r, g, b) (218, 24, 132)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (1, 92, 4, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (327°, 89%, 85.5%)

Pantone 219C is the color used by Mattel’s Barbie in logos, packaging, and promotional materials.CMYKCMYK

The hexcode of Pantone 219C is #DA1884.CMYK

Fandango pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DE5285
RGB (r, g, b) (222, 82, 133)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 63, 40, 13)
HSV (h, s, v) (342°, 63%, 87CMYK%)

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)” color list, color #17-2033 TPX—Fandango Pink.CMYK

Paradise pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #E63E62
RGB (r, g, b) (230, 62, 98)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 73, 57, 10)
HSV (h, s, v) (347°, 73%, 90CMYK%)

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)” color list, color #17-1755 TPX—Paradise Pink.CMYK

Brink pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FB607F
RGB (r, g, b) (251, 96, 127)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 100, 54, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (333°, 88%, 80%)

The color brink pink was formulated by Crayola in 1998.

French pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FD6C9E
RGB (r, g, b) (253, 108, 158)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 57, 38, 1)
HSV (h, s, v) (339°, 57%, 99CMYK%)

At right is displayed the color French pink, which is the tone of pink that is called pink (French: rose) in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular in France.

Bright pink is a maximally saturated tone of pink that is another name for the color rose.

In most Indo-European languages, the color that in English is called pink is called rosa; therefore, the color that is called rose in English is called bright rosa in most European and Latin American countries (using whatever adjective in a particular language means bright in that language).

Persian pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F77FBE
RGB (r, g, b) (247, 127, 190)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 49, 23, 3)
HSV (h, s, v) (329°, 49%, 97%)

The first recorded use of Persian pink as a color name in English was in 1923.CMYK

Rose Pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FF66CC
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 102, 204)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 60, 20, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (320°, 60%, 100CMYK%)

The first recorded use of rose pink as a color name in English was in 1761.CMYK

Boto pink or Dolphin Pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #E4C4CF
RGB (r, g, b) (228, 196, 207)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 14, 19, 11)
HSV (h, s, v) (339°, 14%, 89%)

Color dolphin pink, or Boto Pink is the tone of pink river dolphin, rare and beautiful specie of Amazon river, having this wonderful pink nuances.[citation needed]

Amazon dolphin
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FF5CCD
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 92, 205)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 64, 20, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (318°, 64%, 100CMYK%)
Source Xona.com Color List

This is the color deep pink light on the Xona.com Color List.

Ultra pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FF6FFF
RGB (r, g, b) (255, 111, 255)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (3, 100, 1, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (300°, 48%, 83%)

Ultra pink is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972. In 1990 the name was changed in error to shocking pink; however, properly speaking, the name shocking pink should be reserved for only the original shocking pink formulated by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937 (shown below).

Shocking pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FC0FC0
RGB (r, g, b) (252, 15, 192)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 94, 24, 1)
HSV (h, s, v) (315°, 94%, 99%)

Shocking pink is bold and intense. It takes its name from the tone of pink used in the lettering on the box of the perfume called Shocking,CMYK designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937.CMYK The color shown at right matches the color of the lettering on the original box.CMYKCMYK This in turn was inspired by the Tête de Belier (Ram’s Head), a 17.27ct pink diamond from Cartier owned by heiress Daisy Fellowes,CMYK who was one of Schiaparelli’s best clients.

Shocking pink kept its name in British English,CMYK whereas in North America “This intense magenta was called shocking pink in the 1930s, hot pink in the 1950s, and kinky pink in the 1960s…CMYK has appeared in the vanguard of more than one youth revolution…to some it sings, to others it screams”.CMYK This color is now again called “shocking pink” to distinguish it from the web color hot pink (shown above).

NHRA drag racer Shirley Muldowney was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster.

On its way into the German language, shocking pink lost the “shocking” and is called only “Pink”; the color that is called “pink” in English is called “rosa” in German as it is in most other Indo-European languages. A similar situation happens in Portuguese, but its nomenclature may also arrive intact, becoming “rosa-choque” (“shocking pink”). Brazilians may also call all darker and hot tones of pink “rosa-pink.”

Super pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #CF6BA9
RGB (r, g, b) (207, 107, 169)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 48, 18, 19)
HSV (h, s, v) (323°, 48%, 81CMYK%)

The source of this color is the “Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)” color list, color #17-2625 TPX—Super Pink.CMYK

Rose Pompadour
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #ED7A9B
RGB (r, g, b) (237, 122, 155)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 48, 34, 07)
HSV (h, s, v) (334°, 48%, 92CMYK%)

This color was designed by Sevres for Madame Pompadour, in 18th century France.CMYK

Steel pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #CC33CC
RGB (r, g, b) (204, 51, 204)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 75, 0, 20)
HSV (h, s, v) (300°, 75%, 80CMYK%)

The color steel pink was introduced by Crayola in January 2011, when the Ultra Hot and Super Cool set of Crayola colored pencils was fully introduced.

“Steel pink” is a deep tone of magenta.

Source From Wikipedia