Coral

#fc7e2f

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 23 degrees. 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 #fc7e2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc7e2f

RGB252, 126, 47

HSL23, 97%, 59%

HSV23, 81%, 99%

CMYK0%, 50%, 81%, 1%

Lab66.38, 43.4, 61.66

XYZ48.12, 35.82, 7.07

Decimal16547375

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone1575 C

Shades of coral

#fc6e15 #f25f03 #d75503 #bd4a03 #a24002 #883602 #6e2b02 #532101 #391601 #1e0c00

Tints of coral

#fc8a42 #fd9655 #fda168 #fdad7b #fdb98e #fec5a1 #fed1b4 #fedcc7 #fee8da #fff4ed

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#2fadfc Analogous#fc2f46 Analogous#fce52f Triadic#2ffc7e Triadic#7e2ffc Split complementary#2ffce5 Split complementary#2f46fc

Coral in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 81, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc7e2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 81 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 79 7

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 #fc7e2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc7e2f; }
.text { color: #fc7e2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc7e2f; }

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 #fc7e2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc7e2f 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 #fc7e2f 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 #fc7e2f 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 #fc7e2f is computed, not guessed. 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.