RGB to CMYK Converter
Enter red, green and blue and get CMYK percentages for print — plus hex, HSL and the nearest real paint. Prepare a screen color for ink.
Example: rgb(142, 68, 173) in CMYK is cmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 32%).
Accepts HEX, RGB, RGBA, HSL, HSV, CMYK or a color name.
Closest match per brand by ΔE. Tap to open the full color page with where-to-buy. Want a whole scheme? Open the combination generator.
Type your RGB as R,G,B numbers or an rgb(…) string.
Read the CMYK percentages for your print file.
Copy them, or check the hex and the nearest paint below.
| Color | RGB | CMYK |
|---|---|---|
| Red | rgb(255, 0, 0) | cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 0%) |
| Orange | rgb(255, 165, 0) | cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 0%) |
| Yellow | rgb(255, 255, 0) | cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 0%) |
| Green | rgb(0, 128, 0) | cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 50%) |
| Blue | rgb(0, 0, 255) | cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 0%) |
| Navy | rgb(0, 0, 128) | cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 50%) |
| Sky Blue | rgb(135, 206, 235) | cmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 8%) |
| Teal | rgb(0, 128, 128) | cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 50%) |
| Purple | rgb(128, 0, 128) | cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 50%) |
| Pink | rgb(255, 192, 203) | cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 0%) |
| Brown | rgb(165, 42, 42) | cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 35%) |
| Beige | rgb(245, 245, 220) | cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 4%) |
| White | rgb(255, 255, 255) | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
| Grey | rgb(128, 128, 128) | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 50%) |
| Black | rgb(0, 0, 0) | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) |
| Gold | rgb(255, 215, 0) | cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%) |
Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.
Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.
How do I convert RGB to CMYK?+
Derive key (black) from the brightest channel, then cyan, magenta and yellow from the remainder. Enter your RGB above for the exact percentages.
Does this converter find a matching paint color?+
Yes — under the result it shows the nearest real paint across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more) with its code and where to buy, so you can take any color straight to a can.
Which is better, RGB or CMYK?+
Neither — they're for different jobs. Use RGB for anything shown on a screen and CMYK for anything printed with ink. Convert here to move between them.
Does the converter work both ways?+
Yes — every pair is two-way. Convert in either direction, and the reverse converter is linked under 'Other converters'.