Light coral

#ef9595

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 relaxed. 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 #ef9595, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef9595
RGB239, 149, 149
HSL0, 74%, 76%
HSV0, 38%, 94%
CMYK0%, 38%, 38%, 6%
Lab70.88, 33.84, 14.36
XYZ51.77, 42.02, 33.82
Decimal15701397
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1765 C
Pantone1765 CHex#ef9595Rgb239 149 149Cmyk0 38 38 6Lab71 34 14Darker#d52020Deep#e65757Lighter#f6d5d5

Shades of light coral

Tints of light coral

Colors that go with light coral

Light coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 38, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef9595 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 38 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 39 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 #ef9595 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef9595; }
.text { color: #ef9595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef9595; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ef9595 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 #ef9595 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 #ef9595 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 #ef9595 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

Here is how the numbers for #ef9595 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.