Light coral

#dc787c

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 358 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 #dc787c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc787c

RGB220, 120, 124

HSL358, 59%, 67%

HSV358, 45%, 86%

CMYK0%, 45%, 44%, 14%

Lab61.74, 39.19, 15.31

XYZ39.87, 30.1, 22.78

Decimal14448764

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone193 C

Shades of light coral

#d65f64 #cf474c #c43339 #ac2d32 #93262b #7b2023 #62191c #491315 #310d0e #180607

Tints of light coral

#df8488 #e29093 #e59c9f #e9a8ab #ecb4b7 #efc0c2 #f2cdce #f5d9da #f8e5e6 #fbf1f1

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#78dcd8 Analogous#dc78ae Analogous#dca678 Triadic#7cdc78 Triadic#787cdc Split complementary#78dca6 Split complementary#78aedc

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 44, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc787c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 44 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 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 #dc787c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc787c; }
.text { color: #dc787c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc787c; }

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 #dc787c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc787c 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 #dc787c 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 #dc787c 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

The figures for #dc787c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.