Light coral

#dc727b

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 355 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 #dc727b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc727b

RGB220, 114, 123

HSL355, 60%, 65%

HSV355, 48%, 86%

CMYK0%, 48%, 44%, 14%

Lab60.5, 42.15, 14.16

XYZ39.11, 28.68, 22.21

Decimal14447227

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone709 C

Shades of light coral

#d65a64 #d0414d #c3303d #aa2a35 #92242e #7a1e26 #61181e #491217 #310c0f #190608

Tints of light coral

#df7f87 #e28b93 #e5989f #e9a5aa #ecb1b6 #efbec2 #f2cbce #f5d7da #f8e4e6 #fbf1f2

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#72dcd3 Analogous#dc72b0 Analogous#dc9e72 Triadic#7bdc72 Triadic#727bdc Split complementary#72dc9e Split complementary#72b0dc

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, 48, 44, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc727b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 48 44 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 48 44 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 #dc727b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc727b; }
.text { color: #dc727b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc727b; }

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 #dc727b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc727b 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 #dc727b 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 #dc727b 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

Every value on this page for #dc727b is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.