Coral

#e87f60

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #e87f60, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e87f60

RGB232, 127, 96

HSL14, 75%, 64%

HSV14, 59%, 91%

CMYK0%, 45%, 59%, 9%

Lab64.31, 37.63, 34.7

XYZ42.98, 33.18, 15.21

Decimal15236960

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone1635 C

Shades of coral

#e46a46 #e0552c #d1471e #b73e1a #9d3517 #832c13 #69240f #4f1b0b #351208 #1b0904

Tints of coral

#ea8b6e #ec967d #eea28b #f0ad99 #f2b9a8 #f4c4b6 #f7d0c4 #f9dbd3 #fbe7e1 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#60c9e8 Analogous#e86085 Analogous#e8c360 Triadic#60e87f Triadic#7f60e8 Split complementary#60e8c3 Split complementary#6085e8

Coral in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 59, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e87f60 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 59 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 58 15

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 #e87f60 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e87f60; }
.text { color: #e87f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87f60; }

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 #e87f60 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e87f60 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 #e87f60 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 #e87f60 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

Here is how the numbers for #e87f60 are worked out. 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.