Coral

#f78950

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 20 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 #f78950, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f78950

RGB247, 137, 80

HSL20, 91%, 64%

HSV20, 68%, 97%

CMYK0%, 45%, 68%, 3%

Lab68.2, 37.31, 48.23

XYZ48.75, 38.24, 12.4

Decimal16222544

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1575 C

Shades of coral

#f67634 #f46317 #e4550a #c74a09 #ab4008 #8f3507 #722a05 #562004 #3a1503 #1d0b01

Tints of coral

#f89460 #f89e70 #f9a97f #fab48f #fbbe9f #fbc9af #fcd4bf #fddece #fde9de #fef3ee

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#50bef7 Analogous#f7506a Analogous#f7dc50 Triadic#50f789 Triadic#8950f7 Split complementary#50f7dd Split complementary#506af7

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, 45, 68, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f78950 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 68 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 67 9

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 #f78950 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f78950; }
.text { color: #f78950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f78950; }

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 #f78950 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f78950 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 #f78950 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 #f78950 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

The figures for #f78950 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.