Light coral

#e2897f

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 confident. 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 #e2897f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2897f

RGB226, 137, 127

HSL6, 63%, 69%

HSV6, 44%, 89%

CMYK0%, 39%, 44%, 11%

Lab66.21, 32.86, 19.89

XYZ44.14, 35.59, 24.62

Decimal14846335

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#dc7165 #d6594a #d04030 #b73829 #9c3023 #82281d #682018 #4e1812 #33100c #190806

Tints of light coral

#e5938a #e79e96 #eaa8a1 #ecb3ac #efbdb8 #f1c8c3 #f4d2ce #f7ddda #f9e7e5 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#7fd8e2 Analogous#e27fa7 Analogous#e2bb7f Triadic#7fe289 Triadic#897fe2 Split complementary#7fe2ba Split complementary#7fa7e2

Light coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 44, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2897f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 44 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 44 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 #e2897f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2897f; }
.text { color: #e2897f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2897f; }

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 #e2897f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2897f 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 #e2897f 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 #e2897f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e2897f are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.