Light coral

#ff8e89

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, light and vivid. 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 #ff8e89, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff8e89

RGB255, 142, 137

HSL3, 100%, 77%

HSV3, 46%, 100%

CMYK0%, 44%, 46%, 0%

Lab71.15, 42.07, 21.69

XYZ55.43, 42.41, 28.93

Decimal16748169

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone177 C

Shades of light coral

#ff6b65 #ff4941 #ff261d #f70a00 #d30900 #af0700 #8b0600 #670400 #430300 #1f0100

Tints of light coral

#ff9893 #ffa19d #ffaba7 #ffb4b1 #ffbebb #ffc8c5 #ffd1cf #ffdbd9 #ffe4e3 #ffeeed

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#89faff Analogous#ff89bf Analogous#ffc989 Triadic#89ff8e Triadic#8e89ff Split complementary#89ffc9 Split complementary#89bfff

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, 44, 46, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff8e89 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 44 46 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 46 6

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 #ff8e89 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff8e89; }
.text { color: #ff8e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8e89; }

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 #ff8e89 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff8e89 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 #ff8e89 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 #ff8e89 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 #ff8e89 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.