Light coral

#e38178

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 balanced. 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 #e38178, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e38178

RGB227, 129, 120

HSL5, 66%, 68%

HSV5, 47%, 89%

CMYK0%, 43%, 47%, 11%

Lab64.47, 36.73, 21.47

XYZ42.92, 33.39, 21.95

Decimal14909816

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#de695e #d85044 #d1392b #b73226 #9c2b20 #82241b #681c16 #4e1510 #340e0b #190705

Tints of light coral

#e58c84 #e89790 #eaa39c #edaea8 #efb9b4 #f2c4c0 #f4d0cc #f7dbd8 #f9e6e4 #fcf1f0

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#78dae3 Analogous#e378a4 Analogous#e3b778 Triadic#78e381 Triadic#8178e3 Split complementary#78e3b6 Split complementary#78a5e3

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 47, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e38178 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 47 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 47 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 #e38178 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e38178; }
.text { color: #e38178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e38178; }

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 #e38178 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e38178 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 #e38178 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 #e38178 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 #e38178 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.