RGB to Pantone Converter
Enter RGB values and find the six nearest Pantone Solid Coated colors, ranked by visual difference.
How to use: RGB to Pantone
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Enter the RGB values
Type red, green and blue from 0 to 255, or use the color picker.
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See the closest Pantone colors
The six nearest Pantone Solid Coated colors are found with the CIEDE2000 formula.
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Compare and copy
Click a match to compare it with your color, then copy the Pantone code.
About RGB and Pantone
Pantone is a spot color system: each color, such as Pantone 185 C, is a specific premixed ink made from a fixed formula rather than built from CMYK dots. Designers use Pantone codes to keep logos and packaging the same color on every print run. RGB describes light on a screen, and many RGB colors, especially very bright ones, have no ink equivalent at all.
This converter compares your color with more than 3,200 colors of the Pantone Solid Coated library (the C suffix stands for coated paper) and lists the six nearest by ΔE, calculated with CIEDE2000 in the CIELAB color space. Each match shows its HEX value and a quality label from perfect match to distant. Pick one to compare it side by side, copy the code, or browse the full list by number or hue.
The Pantone screen values come from an unofficial data set and are approximations, so confirm the final color in an official Pantone guide.
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