Light Coral (#F08080)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.59:1 — vs black: 8.10:1

Color values

HEX #F08080
RGB rgb(240, 128, 128)
HSL hsl(0, 78%, 72%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 47, 47, 6 )
Websafe #FF9999

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Tags

Mood

Playful (195) Romantic (190)

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F08080 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Coral
#F08080 Base

#80F0F0

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Coral
#F08080 Base

#F080B8

#F0B880

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Coral
#F08080 Base

#80F080

#8080F0

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Coral
#F08080 Base

#80F0B8

#80B8F0

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Coral
#F08080 Base

#B8F080

#80F0F0

#B880F0

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Coral
#F08080 Base

#C01717

#E83C3C

#EC5C5C

#F4A4A4

#F8C4C4

#FCE8E8

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Coral, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #170303

— #540A0A

— #911111

— #CF1818

— #E94343

Light Coral #F08080 Base

— #F29595

— #F5AAAA

— #F7BFBF

— #FAD3D3

— #FCE8E8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F08080. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F08080;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F08080;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F08080;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F08080,
        #80F0F0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F08080,
        #80F0F0
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$light-coral: #F08080;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-coral-r: 240;
$light-coral-g: 128;
$light-coral-b: 128;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-coral;
    color: rgba($light-coral-r, $light-coral-g, $light-coral-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Coral appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F08080 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #ABAB7C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #929281 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F08080 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A1A1A1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Coral ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Coral #F08080 Base

Tulip #FF878D ΔE 3.49

Coral Pink #F88379 ΔE 3.58

New York Pink #D7837F ΔE 4.66

Candy Pink #E4717A ΔE 4.70

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.