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Coral colour

A warm pinkish-orange named after sea coral. Lively and inviting, it works well as an accent in both digital and print palettes.

#FF7F50

Coral colour codes

Hex
#FF7F50
RGB
rgb(255, 127, 80)
HSL
hsl(16, 100%, 66%)
HSV
hsv(16, 69%, 100%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.73 0.17 40)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%)

Complementary palette

Coral with its opposite on the colour wheel.
#FF7F50
rgb(255, 127, 80)
#50D0FF
rgb(80, 208, 255)

Triad palette

Coral with two evenly-spaced partners.
#FF7F50
rgb(255, 127, 80)
#50FF7F
rgb(80, 255, 127)
#7F50FF
rgb(127, 80, 255)

Monochromatic palette

Lighter and darker versions of coral at the same hue.
#804028
rgb(128, 64, 40)
#B35938
rgb(179, 89, 56)
#E67248
rgb(230, 114, 72)
#FF7F50
rgb(255, 127, 80)

Lighter tints

Coral toward white.
#FF7F50
rgb(255, 127, 80)
#FF9169
rgb(255, 145, 105)
#FFA482
rgb(255, 164, 130)
#FFB69B
rgb(255, 182, 155)
#FFC8B4
rgb(255, 200, 180)
#FFDACD
rgb(255, 218, 205)
#FFEDE6
rgb(255, 237, 230)
#FFFFFF
rgb(255, 255, 255)

Darker shades

Coral toward black.
#FF7F50
rgb(255, 127, 80)
#DB6D45
rgb(219, 109, 69)
#B65B39
rgb(182, 91, 57)
#92492E
rgb(146, 73, 46)
#6D3622
rgb(109, 54, 34)
#492417
rgb(73, 36, 23)
#24120B
rgb(36, 18, 11)
#000000
rgb(0, 0, 0)

About coral

A warm pinkish-orange named after sea coral. Lively and inviting, it works well as an accent in both digital and print palettes. The value shown here (#FF7F50) is a widely used representation — descriptive colour names like this cover a small range rather than one fixed code, so feel free to nudge it in the colour picker to suit your project.

Palettes that work with coral

The complementary colour (#50D0FF) sits opposite coral on the wheel for high contrast, while the triad spreads three balanced hues. For subtle, layered designs the monochromatic set keeps the same hue at different lightness. All are generated automatically above — click any swatch to copy.

Using coral in your design

For CSS, paste #FF7F50 or the oklch(0.73 0.17 40) value, or download the ready-made coral.css file above — it includes a full 50–950 token scale. Always check contrast before using coral behind text.

What is the hex code for coral?
Coral is commonly #FF7F50 (rgb(255, 127, 80)). It covers a small range, but this is a widely used value.
What colours go well with coral?
Its complementary colour #50D0FF and the triad/monochromatic palettes shown above. Use the picker's harmony tool to explore more.

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