Coral

#f48d65

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

Coral is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #f48d65, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f48d65

RGB244, 141, 101

HSL17, 87%, 68%

HSV17, 59%, 96%

CMYK0%, 42%, 59%, 4%

Lab68.91, 35.41, 38.1

XYZ49.18, 39.22, 17.29

Decimal16026981

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of coral

#f27748 #f0622a #ea4d11 #cd440f #af3a0d #92300a #752708 #571d06 #3a1304 #1d0902

Tints of coral

#f59773 #f6a180 #f7ac8e #f8b69c #f9c0aa #facab7 #fbd4c5 #fcded3 #fde9e1 #fef3ee

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#65ccf4 Analogous#f46584 Analogous#f4d565 Triadic#65f48d Triadic#8d65f4 Split complementary#65f4d5 Split complementary#6584f4

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, 59, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f48d65 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 59 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 58 10

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 #f48d65 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f48d65; }
.text { color: #f48d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f48d65; }

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 #f48d65 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f48d65 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 #f48d65 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 #f48d65 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 #f48d65 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.