Light coral

#e7797e

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 357 degrees on the wheel. 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 #e7797e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e7797e

RGB231, 121, 126

HSL357, 70%, 69%

HSV357, 48%, 91%

CMYK0%, 48%, 45%, 9%

Lab63.48, 42.89, 16.81

XYZ43.56, 32.17, 23.65

Decimal15169918

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone701 C

Shades of light coral

#e25e64 #dd424a #d8272f #bd2229 #a21d23 #87181d #6c1317 #500e11 #350a0c #1a0506

Tints of light coral

#e98589 #eb9195 #ed9da0 #f0a9ac #f2b4b7 #f4c0c3 #f6ccce #f8d8da #fae4e5 #fcf0f0

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#79e7e2 Analogous#e779b5 Analogous#e7ab79 Triadic#7ee779 Triadic#797ee7 Split complementary#79e7ab Split complementary#79b5e7

Light coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 48, 45, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e7797e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 48 45 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 48 45 15

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 #e7797e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e7797e; }
.text { color: #e7797e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7797e; }

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 #e7797e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e7797e 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 #e7797e 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 #e7797e 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 #e7797e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.