Light Coral is a light medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Red, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Light Coral is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Coral is #F08080.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Coral has 94%% Red, 50% Green, and 50% Blue.
Light Coral has 0° Hue, 47% Saturation, and 94% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Coral has 0° Hue, 78% Saturation, and 72% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Coral has 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 47% yellow, and 6% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#F08080 |
|
RGB |
(240, 128, 128) |
(94%, 50%, 50%) |
HSV |
(0°, 47, 94) |
(0%, 47%, 94%) |
HSL |
(0°, 78, 72) |
(0%, 78%, 72%) |
CMYK |
(0, 47, 47, 6) |
(0%, 47%, 47%, 6%) |
The natural luminance of Light Coral is 36%, which is medium high.
Light Coral has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Coral and black have a 8.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Light Coral and white have a 2.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
36% |
AAA (8.1) |
insufficient (2.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Coral paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 44% Red, 6% Black, 50% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
44%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
6%
White
50%
To mix Light Coral paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Magenta, 22% Yellow, 6% Black, 50% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
22%
Yellow
22%
Black
6%
White
50%
Colors similar to Light Coral are: Coral Pink, Geraldine, Salmon, Petite Orchid, and Dark Salmon. Coral Pink is more orange and brighter and lighter than Light Coral. Geraldine is lighter than Light Coral. Salmon is more orange and brighter than Light Coral. Petite Orchid is more orange and paler and lighter than Light Coral. Dark Salmon is more orange and lighter than Light Coral.