Light coral

#e99897

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 1 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Light coral color values

Every conversion for #e99897, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e99897
RGB233, 152, 151
HSL1, 65%, 75%
HSV1, 35%, 91%
CMYK0%, 35%, 35%, 9%
Lab70.88, 30.26, 13.14
XYZ50.42, 42.01, 34.73
Decimal15308951
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1765 C
Pantone1765 CHex#e99897Rgb233 152 151Cmyk0 35 35 9Lab71 30 13Darker#c72c2aDeep#dd5e5cLighter#f4d4d4

Shades of light coral

Tints of light coral

Colors that go with light coral

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 35, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e99897 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 35 35 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 36 36 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 #e99897 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e99897; }
.text { color: #e99897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e99897; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e99897 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.23:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.40:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e99897 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 #e99897 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #e99897 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light coral, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e99897 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.