Light coral

#e18781

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 #e18781, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e18781

RGB225, 135, 129

HSL4, 62%, 69%

HSV4, 43%, 88%

CMYK0%, 40%, 43%, 12%

Lab65.69, 33.75, 18.03

XYZ43.68, 34.92, 25.21

Decimal14780289

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#db6e67 #d5554d #ce3c33 #b5342b #9b2c25 #81251f #671d19 #4d1612 #330f0c #190706

Tints of light coral

#e4928c #e69c97 #e9a7a2 #ecb2ae #eebcb9 #f1c7c4 #f4d1cf #f6dcda #f9e7e5 #fcf1f1

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#81dbe1 Analogous#e181ab Analogous#e1b781 Triadic#81e187 Triadic#8781e1 Split complementary#81e1b7 Split complementary#81abe1

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 40, 43, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e18781 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 40 43 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 41 44 18

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 #e18781 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e18781; }
.text { color: #e18781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e18781; }

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 #e18781 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e18781 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 #e18781 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 #e18781 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 #e18781 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.