Are these official Pantone hex values?

No: Pantone is a proprietary spot-ink system. These are unofficial screen approximations for digital reference only, drawn from a curated table of common PMS coated colours.

Can I use this for print colour matching?

No — for print you must reference an official Pantone swatch book. On-screen hex can only ever approximate a physical spot ink.

Why can't a hex value match a Pantone colour exactly?

Pantone colours are mixed inks, including metallics and fluorescents that fall outside the sRGB gamut a screen can display. Any hex is therefore a best-fit approximation of how the ink looks on a monitor.

What does "PMS coated" mean?

PMS is the Pantone Matching System. "Coated" (the C suffix) refers to ink printed on coated, glossy paper, which usually looks brighter and more saturated than the uncoated (U) version of the same colour.

Can I search by colour name as well as number?

Yes. Type a number like 286 or a named colour such as "Reflex Blue" or "Warm Red", and the tool returns matching swatches from its reference table.

How do I use the hex once I have it?

Click a swatch to copy its hex to your clipboard, then paste it into CSS, a design tool or any colour field for on-screen work — not for print specification.

Does this tool send my searches anywhere?

No — the lookup runs entirely in your browser against a built-in table, with no network requests.

Pantone to Hex (Approximate)

Pantone PMS coated to approximate hex

Designers often need a rough on-screen equivalent of a Pantone PMS coated spot colour — for a website, a mock-up or a quick CSS value. Search by PMS number (for example 186, 286 or 354) or by a common name like “Reflex Blue”, and this tool returns an approximate sRGB hex from a curated reference table, ready to copy.

How it works

The tool matches your query — a number or a name — against a built-in table of common Pantone coated colours and shows the nearest entries with their pre-computed sRGB hex. Because Pantone is a proprietary ink system, each hex is a fixed best-fit value chosen to resemble the ink on a typical monitor, not a formula-derived conversion. Many Pantone inks (metallics, fluorescents, very saturated spots) sit outside the sRGB gamut, so the hex can only approximate them.

Example

Searching 186 (a classic Pantone red) returns an approximate hex around #C8102E. Searching Reflex Blue returns a deep blue near #001489. Click the swatch to copy the value.

Pantone (coated)	Approx. hex
186 C	#C8102E
286 C	#0033A0
Reflex Blue C	#001489

These are unofficial approximations for digital reference, never a substitute for an official swatch book. The lookup runs entirely in your browser.