What color is #F08080?

#F08080 is a light, moderate red known as Light Coral. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Coral?

The RGB value is 240, 128, 128: 240 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Coral?

The complementary color is #80F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F08080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Coral color: hex code #F08080

#F08080 rgb(240, 128, 128)

Shades of pink

Light Coral has the hex code #F08080. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (240, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 79% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 47% yellow and 6% black.

This exact color is also called Meat.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword lightcoral.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

Light Coral (#F08080) color codes

HEX	`#F08080`
RGB	`rgb(240, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 79%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 47%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, 42.81, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 47.07, 24.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.554, 35.527, 24.771)`
Decimal	`15761536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light Coral, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F08080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F08080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F08080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f08080; }
.text { color: #f08080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f08080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f08080, #f0b880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F08080 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F08080?: #F08080 is a light, moderate red known as Light Coral. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Coral?: The RGB value is 240, 128, 128: 240 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Coral?: The complementary color is #80F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F08080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.