Coral

#fc8766

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #fc8766, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc8766
RGB252, 135, 102
HSL13, 96%, 69%
HSV13, 60%, 99%
CMYK0%, 46%, 60%, 1%
Lab68.74, 41.6, 37.58
XYZ51.21, 38.98, 17.4
Decimal16549734
Web safe#ff9966
Pantone1635 C
Pantone1635 CHex#fc8766Rgb252 135 102Cmyk0 46 60 1Lab69 42 38Darker#cf3104Deep#fb5020Lighter#f9c0b0

Shades of coral

Tints of coral

Colors that go with coral

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, 46, 60, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc8766 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 46 60 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 46 59 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 #fc8766 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc8766; }
.text { color: #fc8766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc8766; }

How coral looks on light and dark

Coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fc8766 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.80:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc8766 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 #fc8766 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #fc8766 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #fc8766 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.