Light coral

#ec8381

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

Light coral is a light red that reads soft. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. 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 #ec8381, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec8381

RGB236, 131, 129

HSL1, 74%, 72%

HSV1, 45%, 93%

CMYK0%, 44%, 45%, 7%

Lab66.25, 39.93, 19.04

XYZ46.67, 35.65, 25.19

Decimal15500161

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#e86664 #e34a47 #df2d2a #c9211e #ac1d1a #8f1816 #721311 #550e0d #380908 #1b0404

Tints of light coral

#ee8e8c #ef9997 #f1a4a2 #f3aead #f4b9b8 #f6c4c3 #f8cfce #f9dad9 #fbe5e4 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#81eaec Analogous#ec81b4 Analogous#ecb981 Triadic#81ec83 Triadic#8381ec Split complementary#81ecb9 Split complementary#81b4ec

Light coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 44, 45, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec8381 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 44 45 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 45 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light coral in css

Copy #ec8381 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec8381; }
.text { color: #ec8381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec8381; }

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 #ec8381 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec8381 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ec8381 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ec8381 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 #ec8381 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.