ORANGE

Coral

#FF7F50

Conversions

HEX#FF7F50

RGBrgb(255, 127, 80)

HSLhsl(16, 100%, 66%)

HSVhsv(16, 69%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #ff7f50;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(255, 127, 80);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(16, 100%, 66%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.50 : 1

On ink blackPass · 7.66 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Coral

Coral is the hex color #FF7F50, which translates to rgb(255, 127, 80) in RGB and hsl(16, 100%, 66%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 16 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 66 percent. That combination gives Coral a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Coral compares

Coral is exactly the CSS keyword coral, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-600 (#E17100), at a distance of 22.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Burnt Sienna at 9.6. Sorted by lightness, Coral is number 14 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Coral

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Coral, led by Ink black at 7.66:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Coral already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Coral. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.50:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.12:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Coral

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 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.

Full values for Coral

Format	Value
HEX	#FF7F50
RGB	rgb(255, 127, 80)
HSL	hsl(16, 100%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(16, 69%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(73.51% 0.1680 40.25)
CIELAB	lab(67.30 45.35 47.49)

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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.