Coral

#fa8a68

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

Coral lands in the red band, mid and vivid. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #fa8a68, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa8a68

RGB250, 138, 104

HSL14, 94%, 69%

HSV14, 58%, 98%

CMYK0%, 45%, 58%, 2%

Lab69.11, 39.47, 36.91

XYZ51.01, 39.5, 18.03

Decimal16419432

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of coral

#f97249 #f85929 #f7410a #d93807 #ba3006 #9b2805 #7c2004 #5c1803 #3d1002 #1e0801

Tints of coral

#fa9475 #fb9f83 #fba990 #fcb39d #fcbeab #fdc8b8 #fdd3c6 #feddd3 #fee7e0 #fef2ee

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#68d8fa Analogous#fa688f Analogous#fad368 Triadic#68fa8a Triadic#8a68fa Split complementary#68fad3 Split complementary#688ffa

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, 45, 58, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa8a68 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 58 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 57 8

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 #fa8a68 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa8a68; }
.text { color: #fa8a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa8a68; }

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 #fa8a68 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa8a68 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 #fa8a68 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 #fa8a68 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 #fa8a68 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.