Coral

#f16f2c

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

Coral is a mid orange with confident warmth. 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 #f16f2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f16f2c

RGB241, 111, 44

HSL20, 88%, 56%

HSV20, 82%, 95%

CMYK0%, 54%, 82%, 5%

Lab61.87, 46.44, 58.21

XYZ42.41, 30.25, 5.99

Decimal15822636

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone165 C

Shades of coral

#ef5f14 #dc540f #c44b0d #ac420b #94390a #7c3008 #642607 #4c1d05 #351403 #1d0b02

Tints of coral

#f27c3f #f48a53 #f59766 #f6a47a #f7b18d #f9bfa1 #faccb4 #fbd9c7 #fde6db #fef4ee

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#2caef1 Analogous#f12c4b Analogous#f1d22c Triadic#2cf16f Triadic#6f2cf1 Split complementary#2cf1d2 Split complementary#2c4bf1

Coral in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 54, 82, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f16f2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 54 82 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 54 79 11

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 #f16f2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f16f2c; }
.text { color: #f16f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f16f2c; }

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 #f16f2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f16f2c 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 #f16f2c 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 #f16f2c 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 #f16f2c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.