Coral

#ff7947

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

Coral is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #ff7947, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff7947

RGB255, 121, 71

HSL16, 100%, 64%

HSV16, 72%, 100%

CMYK0%, 53%, 72%, 0%

Lab66.05, 47.84, 50.64

XYZ49.21, 35.39, 10.2

Decimal16742727

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone1645 C

Shades of coral

#ff6329 #ff4e0c #ed4100 #d03800 #b23000 #952800 #772000 #5a1800 #3c1000 #1f0800

Tints of coral

#ff8558 #ff9168 #ff9d79 #ffa989 #ffb69a #ffc2ab #ffcebb #ffdacc #ffe6dd #fff2ed

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#47cdff Analogous#ff4771 Analogous#ffd547 Triadic#47ff79 Triadic#7947ff Split complementary#47ffd5 Split complementary#4771ff

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, 53, 72, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff7947 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 53 72 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 53 70 6

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 #ff7947 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff7947; }
.text { color: #ff7947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7947; }

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 #ff7947 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff7947 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 #ff7947 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 #ff7947 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 #ff7947 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.