Colors

#F08080

Light Coral

Light Coral is #F08080. In CSS you can write it as the keyword lightcoral. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#F08080
RGB
rgb(240, 128, 128)
HSL
hsl(0,79%,72%)
HSV
hsv(0, 47%, 94%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,47,47,6)
OKLCH
oklch(72.5% 0.138 21.0)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#F39999

20% white

#F6B3B3

40% white

#F9CCCC

60% white

#FCE6E6

80% white

Shades

#C06666

20% black

#904D4D

40% black

#603333

60% black

#301A1A

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Light Coral. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#F07F7F

#7FF0F0

#F0CCCC

#CCF0F0

#BD6666

Analogous

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#F07FB8

#F07F7F

#F0B87F

#F0F07F

#E888E8

Triadic

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#F07F7F

#7FF07F

#7F7FF0

#CCF0CC

#6969D4

Split Complementary

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#F07F7F

#7FF0B8

#7FB8F0

#F4E1E1

#66BDBD

Monochromatic

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#5B0B0B

#A01313

#E41B1B

#EC5F5F

#F4A4A4

Tetradic

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#F07F7F

#B8F07F

#7FF0F0

#B87FF0

#D6EBC1

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.59:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 8.10:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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