Light coral

#e98580

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light coral, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light coral, a strong red sitting at 3 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Light coral color values

Every conversion for #e98580, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e98580

RGB233, 133, 128

HSL3, 70%, 71%

HSV3, 45%, 91%

CMYK0%, 43%, 45%, 9%

Lab66.26, 37.69, 19.54

XYZ45.89, 35.66, 24.89

Decimal15304064

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#e46a64 #df4f48 #da342c #c32922 #a7231d #8b1d18 #6f1813 #52120e #360c09 #1a0605

Tints of light coral

#eb908b #ed9a96 #efa5a2 #f1b0ad #f3bbb8 #f5c5c3 #f7d0ce #f8dbd9 #fae6e5 #fcf0f0

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#80e4e9 Analogous#e980af Analogous#e9ba80 Triadic#80e985 Triadic#8580e9 Split complementary#80e9ba Split complementary#80afe9

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 45, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e98580 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 45 9

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 45 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light coral in css

Copy #e98580 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e98580; }
.text { color: #e98580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e98580; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e98580 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e98580 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e98580 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light coral? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e98580 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light coral, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e98580 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.