Light coral

#ea787e

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Light coral color values

Every conversion for #ea787e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea787e

RGB234, 120, 126

HSL357, 73%, 69%

HSV357, 49%, 92%

CMYK0%, 49%, 46%, 8%

Lab63.7, 44.47, 17.17

XYZ44.41, 32.43, 23.66

Decimal15366270

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone709 C

Shades of light coral

#e65c63 #e14049 #dd242e #c21e27 #a61a21 #8a161c #6e1116 #520d10 #36080b #1a0405

Tints of light coral

#ec8489 #ee9095 #f09ca0 #f1a8ac #f3b4b7 #f5c0c3 #f7ccce #f9d8d9 #fbe4e5 #fdf0f0

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#78eae4 Analogous#ea78b7 Analogous#eaab78 Triadic#7eea78 Triadic#787eea Split complementary#78eaab Split complementary#78b7ea

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 46, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea787e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 49 46 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 49 46 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 #ea787e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea787e; }
.text { color: #ea787e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea787e; }

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 #ea787e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea787e 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 #ea787e 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 #ea787e 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

Here is how the numbers for #ea787e are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.