Light coral

#fc8299

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 open. 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 #fc8299, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc8299
RGB252, 130, 153
HSL349, 95%, 75%
HSV349, 48%, 99%
CMYK0%, 48%, 39%, 1%
Lab68.72, 48.62, 9.31
XYZ53.88, 38.96, 34.82
Decimal16548505
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone190 C
Pantone190 CHex#fc8299Rgb252 130 153Cmyk0 48 39 1Lab69 49 9Darker#ea0631Deep#fa3c60Lighter#fbcad4

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, 48, 39, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc8299 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 48 39 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 48 40 7
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 #fc8299 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc8299; }
.text { color: #fc8299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc8299; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fc8299 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.79:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc8299 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 #fc8299 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 #fc8299 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

The figures for #fc8299 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.