Coral

#ff8561

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

This is Coral, a vivid red sitting at 14 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #ff8561, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff8561

RGB255, 133, 97

HSL14, 100%, 69%

HSV14, 62%, 100%

CMYK0%, 48%, 62%, 0%

Lab68.68, 43.39, 40.26

XYZ51.79, 38.9, 16.09

Decimal16745825

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of coral

#ff6c41 #ff5321 #ff3b01 #df3300 #bf2c00 #9f2400 #7f1d00 #5f1600 #3f0e00 #1f0700

Tints of coral

#ff906f #ff9b7d #ffa58b #ffb099 #ffbba7 #ffc6b5 #ffd1c3 #ffdcd1 #ffe6df #fff1ed

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#61dbff Analogous#ff618c Analogous#ffd461 Triadic#61ff85 Triadic#8561ff Split complementary#61ffd4 Split complementary#618cff

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, 48, 62, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff8561 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 48 62 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 48 61 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 #ff8561 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff8561; }
.text { color: #ff8561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8561; }

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 #ff8561 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff8561 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 #ff8561 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 #ff8561 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 #ff8561 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.