Coral

#fb8a5a

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

Coral sits in the orange range, mid and vivid. 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 #fb8a5a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fb8a5a

RGB251, 138, 90

HSL18, 95%, 67%

HSV18, 64%, 98%

CMYK0%, 45%, 64%, 2%

Lab69.06, 38.92, 44.26

XYZ50.72, 39.42, 14.61

Decimal16484954

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone164 C

Shades of coral

#fa753c #fa5f1d #f24c06 #d44305 #b53904 #973004 #792603 #5a1d02 #3c1301 #1e0901

Tints of coral

#fb9469 #fc9f78 #fca986 #fcb495 #fdbea4 #fdc9b3 #fed3c1 #feded0 #fee8df #fff3ee

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#5acbfb Analogous#fb5a7a Analogous#fbdb5a Triadic#5afb8a Triadic#8a5afb Split complementary#5afbdb Split complementary#5a7afb

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, 64, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fb8a5a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 64 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 63 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 #fb8a5a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fb8a5a; }
.text { color: #fb8a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb8a5a; }

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 #fb8a5a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fb8a5a 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 #fb8a5a 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 #fb8a5a 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 #fb8a5a 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 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.