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Coral

coral · #FF7F50

HEX

#FF7F50

RGB

rgb(255, 127, 80)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%)

HSL

hsl(16, 100%, 66%)

LAB

lab(67.3, 45.4, 47.5)

What is Coral?

Coral is the coral reference in the CSS Named Colors. Its sRGB value is #FF7F50 (rgb 255, 127, 80). It sits in the orange family. The 147 named colors defined by the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification — usable directly in CSS as keywords like 'crimson' or 'rebeccapurple'. See disclaimer for accuracy and trademark notes.

Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 contrast checks for Coral as a background.

Black text on this color

Sample text · 8.40 : 1
AA Normal
AA Large
AAA Normal
AAA Large

White text on this color

Sample text · 2.50 : 1
AA Normal
AA Large
AAA Normal
AAA Large

Shades, tints & tonal scale of Coral

An 11-step tonal scale derived from Coral (#FF7F50). Click any swatch to copy its HEX. Use these as a starting point for design tokens, hover states, and disabled states in a design system.

Copied #FFF5F1

50

#FFF5F1

#FFF5F1

Copied #FFEBE3

100

#FFEBE3

#FFEBE3

Copied #FFD6C7

200

#FFD6C7

#FFD6C7

Copied #FFBFA8

300

#FFBFA8

#FFBFA8

Copied #FF9F7C

400

#FF9F7C

#FF9F7C

Copied #FF7F50

500

#FF7F50

#FF7F50

Copied #D96C44

600

#D96C44

#D96C44

Copied #A65334

700

#A65334

#A65334

Copied #733924

800

#733924

#733924

Copied #402014

900

#402014

#402014

Copied #1F0F0A

950

#1F0F0A

#1F0F0A

Lighter tints (mixed with white)

Copied #FF9C81

15%

#FF9C81

Copied #FFB3A1

30%

#FFB3A1

Copied #FFC6BB

45%

#FFC6BB

Copied #FFD8D0

60%

#FFD8D0

Copied #FFE8E3

75%

#FFE8E3

Darker shades (mixed with black)

Copied #ED764A

15%

#ED764A

Copied #DA6C43

30%

#DA6C43

Copied #C4603B

45%

#C4603B

Copied #AA5232

60%

#AA5232

Copied #894127

75%

#894127

Color harmonies for Coral

Classic color-theory harmonies derived from rotating the hue of Coral. Use these to build accent palettes, brand systems, and accessible UI color pairings.

Complementary

180° opposite — strongest contrast

Copied #FF7F50

#FF7F50

#FF7F50

Copied #52D1FF

#52D1FF

#52D1FF

Triadic

Three colors 120° apart

Copied #FF7F50

#FF7F50

#FF7F50

Copied #52FF80

#52FF80

#52FF80

Copied #8052FF

#8052FF

#8052FF

Analogous

Two neighbors ±30° on the wheel

Copied #FF527A

#FF527A

#FF527A

Copied #FF7F50

#FF7F50

#FF7F50

Copied #FFD752

#FFD752

#FFD752

Split-complementary

Base + two colors flanking its complement

Copied #FF7F50

#FF7F50

#FF7F50

Copied #52FFD7

#52FFD7

#52FFD7

Copied #527AFF

#527AFF

#527AFF

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs

Copied #FF7F50

#FF7F50

#FF7F50

Copied #D1FF52

#D1FF52

#D1FF52

Copied #52D1FF

#52D1FF

#52D1FF

Copied #8052FF

#8052FF

#8052FF

Square

Four colors evenly spaced 90° apart

Copied #FF7F50

#FF7F50

#FF7F50

Copied #7AFF52

#7AFF52

#7AFF52

Copied #52D1FF

#52D1FF

#52D1FF

Copied #D752FF

#D752FF

#D752FF

Coral in every color space

Full conversion of Coral across the color spaces designers and developers actually use — including OKLCH (the perceptually-uniform space that powers Tailwind v4 and CSS Color Module Level 4) and HWB.

HEX

#FF7F50

RGB

rgb(255, 127, 80)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%)

HSL

hsl(16, 100%, 66%)

HSV

hsv(16, 69%, 100%)

HWB

hwb(16 31% 0%)

CIE Lab

lab(67.3 45.4 47.5)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5% 0.168 40.2)

XYZ (D65)

xyz(50.28, 37.02, 12.09)

Copy-ready code for Coral

Drop-in snippets for CSS, Tailwind, Sass, iOS Swift, and Android XML. Click the copy button on any snippet to put it on your clipboard.

CSS

color: #FF7F50;
background-color: #FF7F50;

CSS variable

:root {
  --color-coral: #FF7F50;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  'coral': '#FF7F50',
}

Sass

$color-coral: #FF7F50;

Swift UIColor

UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.498, blue: 0.314, alpha: 1.0)

Android XML

<color name="coral">#FF7F50</color>

Closest match in every color system

The nearest Coral equivalent in every other color system on this site, ranked by ΔE2000 perceptual distance. Useful when translating between design-system, web-standard, and industrial color references.

Closest in CSS Named Colors

Top 6 ΔE2000-closest entries within the same collection.

Top 6 ΔE2000-closest Pantone references. Cross-system matching is approximate — see disclaimer.

Top 6 ΔE2000-closest RAL Classic references for industrial coating cross-reference.

Copied #F75E25

RAL 2008

#F75E25

Bright red orange

Copied #FF7514

RAL 2003

#FF7514

Pastel orange

Copied #EC7C26

RAL 2011

#EC7C26

Deep orange

Copied #ED760E

RAL 2000

#ED760E

Yellow orange

Copied #F44611

RAL 2004

#F44611

Pure orange

Copied #E55137

RAL 2012

#E55137

Salmon orange

FAQ about Coral

What is the HEX code for Coral?

Coral (coral) has the HEX code #FF7F50. In RGB it is rgb(255, 127, 80), and in CMYK it is cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%).

What is the OKLCH value of Coral?

Coral converts to oklch(0.735 0.168 40.2). OKLCH is the perceptually uniform color space used by Tailwind v4 and CSS Color Module Level 4.

Is Coral accessible for body text?

Used as a background, Coral has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 with black text and 2.50:1 with white text. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text. The current recommendation is to use black text and verify in real UI context.

What is the closest Pantone to Coral?

The closest Pantone reference to Coral by ΔE2000 perceptual distance is Pantone 1585 C (#FF7F32). Cross-system Pantone matching is approximate; for color-critical print work, verify with a physical Pantone guide.

What is the closest RAL color to Coral?

The closest RAL Classic reference to Coral by ΔE2000 distance is RAL 2008 (Bright red orange, #F75E25). RAL is a German industrial coating standard commonly used for paint, powder coat, and architectural specification.

What is the complementary color of Coral?

The complementary color (180° opposite on the HSL color wheel) of Coral is #52D1FF. Use it for high-contrast accents, error states, or call-to-action pairings.

Data provenance & source

CSS Named Colors (CSS Color Module Level 4)

The 147 named colors defined by the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification. Origin: VGA (16) + X11 (rest) + 'rebeccapurple'. Use as a reference for web color names that all browsers natively support. Names like 'crimson' or 'rebeccapurple' work as CSS values without any framework.

Source type
derived
Confidence
high
License
W3C permissive document license
Last reviewed
2026-05-24

Workflow tags

css
web-standard
named-keyword
orange

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