#F08080Light Coral (#F08080) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 21°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.138. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #F08080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 79%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 47%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.2 42.8 19.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.725 0.138 21) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Light Coral shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f27b77 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5807d — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f08080 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f18182 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.59:1 and against black 8.1:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffedec · #ffb2b0 · #f08080 · #bc5a5b · #8f393c · #64181e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffbb90 · #fc9c80 · #f08080 · #d47089 · #b5628d · #95578b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f08080 · #a18158 · #a34b4c · #6c4500 · #60121a · #2a1700
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe6e5 · #e3bfbd · #f08080 · #00979e · #885453 · #5e3c3b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e4f6f7 · #f08080 · #9b8483 · #4a5657 · #301b1b · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #f08080
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8d3ad · #f08080 · #a88197 · #1f7a97 · #27354d · #030e1f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d3fbfd · #f08080 · #2ea082 · #005b7c · #002a1f · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f9df · #f08080 · #649b5b · #234f9e · #001b58 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f5d5 · #f08080 · #8d9139 · #006065 · #260d54 · #000203
#F69291 · #FCA4A2 · #FFB8B5 · #FFCCC9 · #FFDFDD
#C96566 · #A44B4D · #7F3335 · #5D1B1E · #3C0309
#E28A88 · #D39291 · #C49A99
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.