What Color is Light Coral?
Light coral is a warm orange pink that is a popular choice for weddings, home decor and even nail polish. There is something warm and inviting about coral. Light coral is one of 140 colors that browsers recognize. It pairs well with Indian Red, Pink and soft yellows. It also looks great with medium aquamarine and medium turquoise.
HTML Color Codes
COLOR NAME | Lightcoral |
HEX CODE | #F08080 |
RGB | 240, 128, 128 |

How to Use HTML Colors
HTML color names can be used with inline HTML styles or in a separate CSS stylesheet, just as you would use hex color codes.
HTML
<!-- In your HTML document -->
<body>
<h1 style="color:lightcoral">Light Coral Title Text</h1>
<p style="color:SlateGray">Slate gray paragraph text</p>
</body>
CSS
/* In your .css stylesheet */
h1 { color: IndianRed; }
p { color: SlateGray; }
Web Safe Version of Light Coral
Web safe or browser safe colors read the same across all browsers. There are 216 colors that are in the standard web palette. If you are looking for a color that closely resembles light coral, this one will work.
HEX #ff9999 | RGB 255, 153, 153 |
#ff9999
Light Coral Color Scheme

Pink #ffc0cb
Light Coral #F08080
Indian Red #cd5c5c
Peach Puff #ffdab9
Papaya Whip #ffefd5
More Color Combos for Light Coral

Light Coral Paint Colors
Pinkadelic P160 5 by Behr
All Dressed Up P160-3 by Behr
Sugar Poppy P170-4 by Behr