Coral

#fd7f38

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 #fd7f38, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fd7f38

RGB253, 127, 56

HSL22, 98%, 61%

HSV22, 78%, 99%

CMYK0%, 50%, 78%, 1%

Lab66.78, 43.57, 58.33

XYZ48.81, 36.35, 8.18

Decimal16613176

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone164 C

Shades of coral

#fd6d1c #fb5c03 #df5202 #c44802 #a83e02 #8d3401 #712901 #551f01 #3a1501 #1e0b00

Tints of coral

#fd8b4a #fd965c #fea26e #feae81 #feb993 #fec5a5 #fed1b7 #fedcc9 #ffe8db #fff4ed

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#38b6fd Analogous#fd3853 Analogous#fde138 Triadic#38fd7f Triadic#7f38fd Split complementary#38fde2 Split complementary#3853fd

Coral in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 78, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fd7f38 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 78 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 76 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 #fd7f38 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fd7f38; }
.text { color: #fd7f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd7f38; }

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 #fd7f38 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fd7f38 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 #fd7f38 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 #fd7f38 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 #fd7f38 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.