Light coral

#e2857b

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 #e2857b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2857b

RGB226, 133, 123

HSL6, 64%, 68%

HSV6, 46%, 89%

CMYK0%, 41%, 46%, 11%

Lab65.26, 34.56, 20.83

XYZ43.33, 34.37, 23.09

Decimal14845307

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#dc6d61 #d75547 #d03d2e #b63628 #9c2e22 #82261c #671f17 #4d1711 #330f0b #190706

Tints of light coral

#e59087 #e79b92 #eaa69e #ecb0aa #efbbb6 #f1c6c1 #f4d1cd #f7dcd9 #f9e7e5 #fcf1f0

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#7bd8e2 Analogous#e27ba4 Analogous#e2b87b Triadic#7be285 Triadic#857be2 Split complementary#7be2b8 Split complementary#7ba5e2

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, 46, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2857b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 46 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 46 17

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 #e2857b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2857b; }
.text { color: #e2857b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2857b; }

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 #e2857b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2857b 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 #e2857b 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 #e2857b 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 #e2857b 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.