Coral

#e27240

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

This is Coral, a strong orange at 19 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #e27240, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e27240

RGB226, 114, 64

HSL19, 74%, 57%

HSV19, 72%, 89%

CMYK0%, 50%, 72%, 11%

Lab60.4, 40.01, 46.77

XYZ38.31, 28.57, 8.35

Decimal14840384

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone1645 C

Shades of coral

#df6129 #cf561f #b84c1c #a24319 #8b3a15 #753012 #5e270e #481e0b #311407 #1b0b04

Tints of coral

#e57f52 #e78c63 #ea9975 #eda686 #efb398 #f2c0a9 #f5cdbb #f7dacc #fae7de #fdf4f0

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#40b0e2 Analogous#e2405f Analogous#e2c340 Triadic#40e272 Triadic#7240e2 Split complementary#40e2c3 Split complementary#405fe2

Coral in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 72, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e27240 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 72 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 70 17

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #e27240 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e27240; }
.text { color: #e27240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e27240; }

How coral looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e27240 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e27240 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 #e27240 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 #e27240 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

Every value on this page for #e27240 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.