Light Coral

Light Coral is a light, saturated red color with the hex code #F08080 (hue 0°, saturation 79%, lightness 72%). It is also the CSS named color lightcoral.

#F08080

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Light Coral	`#F08080`	240, 128, 128	0°, 79%, 72%	0, 47, 47, 6	72.5% 0.138 21

Contrast with white text 2.59:1, with black text 8.10:1 — use black text on Light Coral.

lightcoral is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: lightcoral works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#FAD1D1

#F28D8D

#E94949

#CD1818

#891010

#440808

Colors that go with Light Coral

Six color schemes built on Light Coral with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Bath Water (#88EEEE), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Salmon (CSS) (salmon): Salmon (CSS) (#FA8072) is about as light as Light Coral (relative luminance 0.370 vs 0.355) and more saturated, with its hue 6° away.
Dark Salmon (darksalmon): Dark Salmon (#E9967A) is lighter than Light Coral (relative luminance 0.405 vs 0.355) and less saturated, with its hue 15° away.
Coral (coral): Coral (#FF7F50) is about as light as Light Coral (relative luminance 0.370 vs 0.355) and more saturated, with its hue 16° away.
Pale Violet Red (palevioletred): Pale Violet Red (#DB7093) is darker than Light Coral (relative luminance 0.288 vs 0.355) and less saturated, with its hue 20° away.

Similar light red colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Light Coral?

#F08080 — RGB 240, 128, 128, HSL 0°, 79%, 72%.

Is Light Coral a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel.