Coral

#fb8f5f

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #fb8f5f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fb8f5f

RGB251, 143, 95

HSL18, 95%, 68%

HSV18, 62%, 98%

CMYK0%, 43%, 62%, 2%

Lab70.16, 36.69, 42.99

XYZ51.67, 40.98, 16.01

Decimal16486239

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone163 C

Shades of coral

#fa7940 #f96421 #f55006 #d64605 #b83c05 #993204 #7a2803 #5b1e02 #3d1402 #1e0a01

Tints of coral

#fb996d #fca37c #fcad8a #fcb798 #fdc1a6 #fdcbb5 #fdd5c3 #fedfd1 #fee9df #fff3ee

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#5fcbfb Analogous#fb5f7d Analogous#fbdd5f Triadic#5ffb8f Triadic#8f5ffb Split complementary#5ffbdd Split complementary#5f7dfb

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, 43, 62, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fb8f5f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 62 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 61 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 #fb8f5f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fb8f5f; }
.text { color: #fb8f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb8f5f; }

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 #fb8f5f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fb8f5f 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 #fb8f5f 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 #fb8f5f 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 #fb8f5f are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.