Light coral

#e9727e

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

Light coral lands in the red band, mid and strong. 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 #e9727e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9727e

RGB233, 114, 126

HSL354, 73%, 68%

HSV354, 51%, 91%

CMYK0%, 51%, 46%, 9%

Lab62.39, 47.08, 15.35

XYZ43.39, 30.86, 23.41

Decimal15299198

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone709 C

Shades of light coral

#e55765 #e03b4c #da2235 #bf1e2e #a31927 #881521 #6d111a #510d14 #36080d #1a0406

Tints of light coral

#eb7f89 #ed8b95 #ef98a0 #f1a4ac #f3b1b7 #f5bdc3 #f7cace #f9d6da #fbe3e5 #fdf0f1

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#72e9dd Analogous#e972b9 Analogous#e9a272 Triadic#7ee972 Triadic#727ee9 Split complementary#72e9a2 Split complementary#72b9e9

Light coral in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 51, 46, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9727e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 51 46 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 51 46 15

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 #e9727e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9727e; }
.text { color: #e9727e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9727e; }

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 #e9727e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9727e 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 #e9727e 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 #e9727e 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 #e9727e are worked out. 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.