Light Coral is the CSS named color #F08080 — rgb(240, 128, 128), hsl(0, 79%, 72%). Its relative luminance is 0.355, giving 2.59:1 against white and 8.10:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #F08080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 79%, 72%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.3552 |
| Contrast on white | 2.59:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 8.10:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing lightcoral toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
lightcoral is #F08080, which is rgb(240, 128, 128) and hsl(0, 79%, 72%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Light Coral has a relative luminance of 0.355 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 2.59:1; against black, 8.10:1.
lightcoral reaches 8.10:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.