Red Coral is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #3c8b96 |
| Complementary Color | #68b7c3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Coral Color. The Maple Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mesa Peach (#c19180) for more calm effect. Try Best of the Bunch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#68b7c3 is the best complementary color to Red Coral. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c37469 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Contessa are #c3688b and #c3a168. Thus found on the left and right of #c37469 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hopbush and Twine colors as they work well with Red Coral.
The split-complementary Red Coral palette consists of #688ac3 and #68c3a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68b7c3). Try Ship Cove and Silver Tree colors in combination with #c37469, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c37469 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Coral. Thus Blue Marguerite and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c37469 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Coral tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#68b7c3) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68c374 and #c368b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c37469 is made of 47% red, 28% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Red Coral has a hue angle of 7.33°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c37469 is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c37469 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,116,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 28%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.98, 35.29, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(7.33,42.86%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.33,46.15%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1852,29.8303,19.4197) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3009,25.1128,16.5621) |