Light coral

#d88380

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

Light coral is a mid red that reads grounded. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #d88380, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d88380

RGB216, 131, 128

HSL2, 53%, 67%

HSV2, 41%, 85%

CMYK0%, 39%, 41%, 15%

Lab63.66, 32.35, 15.63

XYZ40.33, 32.39, 24.55

Decimal14189440

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone500 C

Shades of light coral

#d16c68 #c95450 #bf3f3b #a73733 #8f2f2c #772725 #5f201d #471816 #2f100f #170807

Tints of light coral

#db8e8b #df9997 #e2a4a2 #e6afad #e9bab9 #edc5c4 #f0d0cf #f4dcdb #f7e7e6 #fbf2f1

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#80d5d8 Analogous#d880a9 Analogous#d8af80 Triadic#80d883 Triadic#8380d8 Split complementary#80d8af Split complementary#80a9d8

Light coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 41, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d88380 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 41 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 42 21

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light coral in css

Copy #d88380 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d88380; }
.text { color: #d88380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d88380; }

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 #d88380 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d88380 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d88380 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d88380 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d88380 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.