Light coral color: code #F08080
Light coral
#F08080
Color codes
- HEX
#F08080 - RGB
rgb(240, 128, 128) - HSL
hsl(0, 79%, 72%) - HSV
hsv(0, 47%, 94%) - CMYK
cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 6%) - LAB
lab(66.2% 42.8 19.6) - OKLCH
oklch(72.5% 0.138 21)
About the color Light coral
Light coral has the HEX code #F08080, which corresponds to rgb(240, 128, 128) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 0°, with 79% saturation and 72% lightness (hsl(0, 79%, 72%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.
As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 8.10:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 2.59:1 for white.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 6%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Light coral
Complementary
#F08080 · #7FF0F0
Analogous
#F07FB8 · #F08080 · #F0B87F
Triadic
#F08080 · #7FF07F · #7F7FF0
Tetradic
#F08080 · #B8F07F · #7FF0F0 · #B87FF0
Split-complementary
#F08080 · #7FF0B8 · #7FB8F0
Monochromatic
#D71919 · #EB5252 · #F08080 · #F8C4C4 · #FFFFFF
Light coral with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-light-coral: #F08080;
--color-light-coral-rgb: 240, 128, 128;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-light-coral);
color: #000000;
}