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Coral color: #ff7f50

The Coral color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.

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16°
100%

OKLCH

73.5%
0.168
40°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • orange-400
  • Black 0%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.50:1 · Below AALc -54
Black text8.40:1 · AALc 56

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Questions about Coral

What is the hex code for Coral?

The hex code for Coral is #ff7f50. In RGB it is rgb(255 127 80), in HSL hsl(16.11 100% 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.511% 0.16799 40.247).

What colors go well with Coral?

Its complementary color is #00beec. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #ff7690 and #eb9300. Ready palettes with Coral are shown on this page.

Is Coral a warm or cool color?

Coral is a warm color with an OKLCH hue of 40 degrees.

What text color is readable on Coral?

Black text is more readable on Coral: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #ff7f50

#ff7f50 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Coral (#ff7f50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ff7f50 mixed with white

  1. ff7f50
  2. ff8d63
  3. ff9b76
  4. ffa887
  5. ffb599
  6. ffc1aa
  7. ffcebb
  8. ffdacc
  9. ffe7dd
  10. fff3ee

Darker: #ff7f50 mixed with black

  1. ff7f50
  2. de6e44
  3. be5d39
  4. 9e4c2e
  5. 803c24
  6. 632d1a
  7. 481f10
  8. 2e1107
  9. 160602
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ff7f50 with less saturation

  1. ff7f50
  2. f7855b
  3. f08a66
  4. e88f6f
  5. e09378
  6. d89881
  7. cf9c89
  8. c69f92
  9. bda39a
  10. b3a6a1