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#ff7f50

Coral Color

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Named after the marine coral, this warm orange-pink sits between red and orange on the color wheel.

Nearest Tailwind class orange-500 #ff6900 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ff7f50

RGB

rgb(255, 127, 80)

HSL

hsl(16.1, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.1, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50.2%, 68.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(67.3, 45.35, 47.49)

LCH

lch(67.3, 65.67, 46.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.168, 40.24)

HWB

hwb(16.1, 31.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50d0ff

Analogous

#ff5079

#ff7f50

#ffd650

Triadic

#ff7f50

#50ff7f

#7f50ff

Split-complementary

#ff7f50

#50ffd6

#5079ff

Tetradic

#ff7f50

#d0ff50

#50d0ff

#7f50ff

Square

#ff7f50

#79ff50

#50d0ff

#d650ff

Shades

Coral Color mixed toward black.

#ff5618

#df3c00

#a82d00

#701e00

#380f00

Tints

Coral Color mixed toward white.

#ff946d

#ffaa8a

#ffbfa8

#ffd4c5

#ffeae2

Tones

Coral Color mixed toward gray.

#f0865f

#e28d6d

#d3937c

#c59a8a

#b6a199

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d35e · ΔE 40.9

Deuteranopia

#dae261 · ΔE 44.7

Tritanopia

#fb686a · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ff7f50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff7f50]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

Coral (#ff7f50) is rgb(255, 127, 80) in RGB.

No, #ff7f50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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