Light coral

#fa5474

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 348 degrees on the wheel. 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 #fa5474, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa5474
RGB250, 84, 116
HSL348, 94%, 65%
HSV348, 66%, 98%
CMYK0%, 66%, 54%, 2%
Lab59.82, 65.03, 17.99
XYZ45.75, 27.93, 19.5
Decimal16405620
Web safe#ff6666
Pantone191 C
Pantone191 CHex#fa5474Rgb250 84 116Cmyk0 66 54 2Lab60 65 18Darker#ba0528Deep#f80f3cLighter#f79eaf

Shades of light coral

Tints of light coral

Colors that go with light coral

Light coral in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 66, 54, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa5474 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 66 54 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 65 54 8
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 #fa5474 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa5474; }
.text { color: #fa5474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa5474; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa5474 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.19:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa5474 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 #fa5474 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 #fa5474 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 #fa5474 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.