Convert common Pantone codes to approximate RGB and HEX values for web design. Preview swatches, copy color references, and confirm print limits.
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Note: Values are screen-color approximations. Closest-match search uses the representative common Pantone dataset built into this calculator, not the full licensed Pantone Matching System library.
Keeps the original converter behavior for known Pantone codes.
Optional. When filled, HEX is matched before the Pantone code.
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Pantone codes are print references. RGB and HEX values are screen references. This converter helps bridge that gap when you need a practical digital approximation of a common Pantone color for CSS, mockups, presentations, or a brand handoff. It should not be read as an official Pantone match. Print color still depends on the current guide, paper stock, ink, lighting, and proofing process.
Use the Pantone converter as a translation note between print language and screen language. If a brand guide says Pantone 485 C, the calculator can give you a workable RGB and HEX value for a web mockup. Keep the original Pantone code beside the converted value so nobody mistakes the screen color for a print approval.
The first check is the code itself. A missing suffix, an old brand note, or a copied placeholder can send the whole workflow in the wrong direction. If your source specifies coated, uncoated, metallic, or fluorescent stock, write that down even when the screen preview looks fine.
The calculator reports approximate RGB and HEX values for screen use. Use the HEX value in CSS, design tokens, and web specs. Use the RGB channels in slide decks, image editors, and product mockups. If you need a print planning value afterward, move from the HEX result to the HEX to CMYK converter and keep the same caveat: process color is still not the same thing as a spot-color proof.
For web work, run the converted color through a few related checks before you ship it. The RGB to HEX calculator helps verify channel values, the background text color calculator checks readability against a chosen background, and the luminance calculator is useful when accessibility is part of the review.
A practical example: a designer receives a packaging spec that uses a Pantone red, but the product page needs a matching accent color. Convert the Pantone code, copy the HEX value into the web mockup, then test the color with the actual text and background it will sit beside. If it fails contrast or looks too saturated on screen, adjust the web color deliberately instead of treating the conversion as untouchable.
Color exploration usually needs more than one conversion. After you have a base HEX color, the color harmonies generator can suggest related palette structures, the color mixer can test blends, and the complementary color finder can produce a quick contrast candidate.
No. Pantone colors are spot-color references for print, while RGB and HEX describe light on a screen. This converter gives an approximate screen value for common Pantone codes, which is useful for mockups, CSS notes, and brand handoff work. Use a physical guide or the official brand specification before approving print color.
Enter the number or code you have, such as 485, 2995, or 877C. If your source includes a suffix like C or U, keep it in your working notes because coated and uncoated references can look different in print. The calculator covers a representative set of common colors, not the full licensed Pantone library.
Pantone-to-screen conversions vary because tools may use different reference tables, rounding rules, color profiles, or assumptions about coated paper. Monitors also vary. Match the Pantone code first, then compare the RGB channels and HEX value rather than assuming one source is automatically wrong.
Use HEX for CSS and web documentation, RGB for screen design tools, and CMYK only as a print planning reference. A Pantone spot color can sit outside the range that process inks or screens reproduce cleanly, so the converted value should be treated as a close digital substitute rather than a production proof.
Copy the HEX value into CSS or a design system token, keep the RGB channels for app and presentation tools, and save the original Pantone code beside both values. For accessibility work, run the converted HEX color through a contrast or luminance checker before using it for text.
No. The calculator is best for digital approximation, early layout work, and communicating color intent between tools. For packaging, signage, apparel, or other print work, compare against a current physical guide and request a proof from the printer or manufacturer.