Light coral

#dc6d79

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 354 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #dc6d79, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc6d79

RGB220, 109, 121

HSL354, 61%, 65%

HSV354, 50%, 86%

CMYK0%, 50%, 45%, 14%

Lab59.46, 44.46, 13.87

XYZ38.44, 27.53, 21.38

Decimal14445945

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone702 C

Shades of light coral

#d65563 #d03d4d #c12e3e #a92936 #91232f #791d27 #61171f #491117 #310c10 #190608

Tints of light coral

#df7a85 #e28791 #e5949d #e9a2a9 #ecafb5 #efbcc1 #f2c9ce #f5d6da #f8e3e6 #fcf1f2

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#6ddcd0 Analogous#dc6db0 Analogous#dc996d Triadic#79dc6d Triadic#6d79dc Split complementary#6ddc99 Split complementary#6db0dc

Light coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 45, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc6d79 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 45 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 45 20

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #dc6d79 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc6d79; }
.text { color: #dc6d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc6d79; }

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 #dc6d79 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc6d79 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 #dc6d79 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 #dc6d79 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

Here is how the numbers for #dc6d79 are worked out. 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.