Light coral

#ea7779

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light coral, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light coral lands in the red band, mid and strong. 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 #ea7779, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea7779

RGB234, 119, 121

HSL359, 73%, 69%

HSV359, 49%, 92%

CMYK0%, 49%, 48%, 8%

Lab63.4, 44.5, 19.6

XYZ43.98, 32.07, 21.96

Decimal15366009

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#e65b5d #e13f42 #dd2326 #c21e21 #a61a1c #8a1517 #6e1113 #520d0e #360809 #1b0404

Tints of light coral

#ec8385 #ee8f91 #f09b9d #f1a7a9 #f3b3b4 #f5bfc0 #f7cbcc #f9d7d8 #fbe3e4 #fdf0f0

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#77eae8 Analogous#ea77b2 Analogous#eaaf77 Triadic#79ea77 Triadic#7779ea Split complementary#77eaaf Split complementary#77b2ea

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 48, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea7779 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 49 48 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 49 48 14

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ea7779 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea7779; }
.text { color: #ea7779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea7779; }

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 #ea7779 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea7779 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 #ea7779 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 #ea7779 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 #ea7779 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 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.