Coral

#e97a5a

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

This is Coral, a strong red sitting at 13 degrees on the wheel. 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 #e97a5a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e97a5a

RGB233, 122, 90

HSL13, 76%, 63%

HSV13, 61%, 91%

CMYK0%, 48%, 61%, 9%

Lab63.33, 40.14, 36.77

XYZ42.41, 31.98, 13.61

Decimal15301210

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone811 C

Shades of coral

#e66540 #e25026 #d0441c #b63b18 #9c3315 #822b11 #68220e #4f1a0a #351107 #1b0904

Tints of coral

#eb8669 #ed9278 #ef9e87 #f1aa96 #f3b6a5 #f5c2b4 #f7cec2 #f9dad1 #fbe6e0 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#5ac9e9 Analogous#e95a81 Analogous#e9c25a Triadic#5ae97a Triadic#7a5ae9 Split complementary#5ae9c2 Split complementary#5a81e9

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, 48, 61, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e97a5a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 48 61 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 48 60 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 #e97a5a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e97a5a; }
.text { color: #e97a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e97a5a; }

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 #e97a5a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e97a5a 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 #e97a5a 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 #e97a5a 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 #e97a5a is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.