#F08080Lightcoral is a rich, strongly saturated, light warm red (#F08080).
Lightcoral reads as a rich, strongly saturated red with a warm temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with energy, urgency and appetite, which makes lightcoral a natural fit for call-to-action buttons, sale badges and anywhere you need immediate attention.
Lightcoral is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on lightcoral hits 8.10:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.59:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of lightcoral sits at 180° — #7FF0F0, close to mediumturquoise — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for lightcoral in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from lightcoral's position on the color wheel (hue 0°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix lightcoral toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how lightcoral performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Lightcoral | 2.59:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Lightcoral | 8.10:1 | AAA | AAA |
#C0BE80#C6CE80#EA8080Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword lightcoral directly.
:root {
--lightcoral: #F08080;
--lightcoral-rgb: 240, 128, 128;
--lightcoral-tint: #F7B9B9;
--lightcoral-shade: #844646;
}
.btn-lightcoral {
background: var(--lightcoral);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'lightcoral': {
DEFAULT: '#F08080',
light: '#F7B9B9',
dark: '#844646',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.