Light coral

#db818c

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 353 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Light coral color values

Every conversion for #db818c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db818c

RGB219, 129, 140

HSL353, 56%, 68%

HSV353, 41%, 86%

CMYK0%, 41%, 36%, 14%

Lab63.88, 35.91, 9.18

XYZ41.8, 32.65, 28.91

Decimal14385548

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone193 C

Shades of light coral

#d46875 #cd505f #c53849 #ac3140 #932a37 #7b232e #621c25 #49151b #300e12 #180709

Tints of light coral

#de8c96 #e197a0 #e5a3ab #e8aeb5 #ebb9bf #eec4c9 #f1cfd4 #f5dbde #f8e6e8 #fbf1f2

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#81dbd0 Analogous#db81b9 Analogous#dba381 Triadic#8cdb81 Triadic#818cdb Split complementary#81dba3 Split complementary#81b9db

Light coral in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 41, 36, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db818c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 36 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 37 20

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 #db818c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db818c; }
.text { color: #db818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db818c; }

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 #db818c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db818c 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 #db818c 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 #db818c 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 #db818c 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.