Coral

#e17a5c

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for coral, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Coral lands in the red band, mid and strong. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #e17a5c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e17a5c

RGB225, 122, 92

HSL14, 69%, 62%

HSV14, 59%, 88%

CMYK0%, 46%, 59%, 12%

Lab62.25, 37.22, 34.1

XYZ39.94, 30.7, 13.95

Decimal14776924

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone1645 C

Shades of coral

#dd6644 #d8532c #c34824 #ab3f1f #93361b #7b2d17 #622412 #4a1b0e #321209 #1a0a05

Tints of coral

#e4866b #e6927a #e99e88 #ecaa97 #efb6a6 #f1c2b5 #f4cec4 #f7dbd2 #fae7e1 #fcf3f0

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#5cc3e1 Analogous#e15c81 Analogous#e1bd5c Triadic#5ce17a Triadic#7a5ce1 Split complementary#5ce1bc Split complementary#5c81e1

Coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 46, 59, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e17a5c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 46 59 12

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 46 58 18

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Coral in css

Copy #e17a5c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e17a5c; }
.text { color: #e17a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e17a5c; }

How coral looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e17a5c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e17a5c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e17a5c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around coral? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e17a5c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from coral, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #e17a5c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.