Coral

#e38045

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 22 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #e38045, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e38045

RGB227, 128, 69

HSL22, 74%, 58%

HSV22, 70%, 89%

CMYK0%, 44%, 70%, 11%

Lab63.51, 33.46, 47.72

XYZ40.47, 32.2, 9.71

Decimal14909509

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone164 C

Shades of coral

#e0702e #d36320 #bc581c #a54d19 #8e4215 #773812 #602d0e #49220b #321707 #1b0c04

Tints of coral

#e68c56 #e89767 #eba378 #edaf89 #f0ba9a #f2c6ab #f5d1bc #f8ddcd #fae9de #fdf4ef

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#45a8e3 Analogous#e34559 Analogous#e3cf45 Triadic#45e380 Triadic#8045e3 Split complementary#45e3cf Split complementary#4559e3

Coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 44, 70, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e38045 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 44 70 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 68 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Coral in css

Copy #e38045 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e38045; }
.text { color: #e38045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e38045; }

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 #e38045 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e38045 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e38045 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e38045 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 #e38045 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.