Coral Pink

About Coral Pink

Coral Pink is the hex color #F88379, which translates to rgb(248, 131, 121) in RGB and hsl(5, 90%, 72%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 5 degrees, with a saturation of 90 percent and a lightness of 72 percent. That combination gives Coral Pink a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Coral Pink compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is salmon (#FA8072), a CIE76 distance of 3.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-300 (#FFA2A2), at a distance of 16.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Salmon at 3.8. Sorted by lightness, Coral Pink is number 17 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Coral Pink

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Coral Pink, led by Ink black at 7.76:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Coral Pink already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Coral Pink

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Coral Pink for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.