Coral

#ed8a5e

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

This is Coral, a vivid orange at 18 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 #ed8a5e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ed8a5e

RGB237, 138, 94

HSL18, 80%, 65%

HSV18, 60%, 93%

CMYK0%, 42%, 60%, 7%

Lab67.27, 33.74, 39.58

XYZ46.03, 36.99, 15.3

Decimal15567454

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of coral

#ea7643 #e76328 #d95318 #be4915 #a33f12 #88340f #6d2a0c #521f09 #371506 #1c0b03

Tints of coral

#ef956c #f09f7b #f2aa89 #f3b498 #f5bfa6 #f7c9b5 #f8d4c3 #faded2 #fce9e0 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#5ec1ed Analogous#ed5e7a Analogous#edd25e Triadic#5eed8a Triadic#8a5eed Split complementary#5eedd2 Split complementary#5e7aed

Coral in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 60, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ed8a5e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 60 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 59 13

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 #ed8a5e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ed8a5e; }
.text { color: #ed8a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed8a5e; }

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 #ed8a5e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ed8a5e 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 #ed8a5e 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 #ed8a5e 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 #ed8a5e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.