Light coral

#ef8192

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 351 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 #ef8192, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef8192
RGB239, 129, 146
HSL351, 77%, 72%
HSV351, 46%, 94%
CMYK0%, 46%, 39%, 6%
Lab66.62, 43.82, 10.02
XYZ48.64, 36.13, 31.6
Decimal15696274
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone701 C
Pantone701 CHex#ef8192Rgb239 129 146Cmyk0 46 39 6Lab67 44 10Darker#c81934Deep#e7425bLighter#f4c3cb

Shades of light coral

Tints of light coral

Colors that go with light coral

Light coral in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 46, 39, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef8192 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 46 39 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 46 40 12
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 #ef8192 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef8192; }
.text { color: #ef8192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef8192; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ef8192 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.55:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.23:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef8192 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 #ef8192 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 #ef8192 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ef8192 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.