Light coral

#f494a1

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

This is Light coral, a vivid red sitting at 352 degrees on the wheel. 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 #f494a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f494a1

RGB244, 148, 161

HSL352, 81%, 77%

HSV352, 39%, 96%

CMYK0%, 39%, 34%, 4%

Lab71.55, 37.61, 8.72

XYZ54.33, 42.99, 39.15

Decimal16028833

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone197 C

Shades of light coral

#f17384 #ed5267 #ea324b #e01732 #c0142b #9f1024 #7e0d1c #5d0a15 #3d060e #1c0306

Tints of light coral

#f59da9 #f6a6b1 #f7afb9 #f8b8c1 #f9c1c9 #facad1 #fbd4d9 #fbdde1 #fce6e9 #fdeff1

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#94f4e7 Analogous#f494d1 Analogous#f4b794 Triadic#a1f494 Triadic#94a1f4 Split complementary#94f4b7 Split complementary#94d1f4

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, 39, 34, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f494a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 34 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 35 10

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 #f494a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f494a1; }
.text { color: #f494a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f494a1; }

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 #f494a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f494a1 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 #f494a1 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 #f494a1 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

Every value on this page for #f494a1 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.