Japanese Coral is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #3b8577 |
| Complementary Color | #79c4b6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Japanese Coral Color. The Candied Apple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Love Bird (#ba5b6a) for more energetic effect. Try Honey Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#79c4b6 is the best complementary color to Japanese Coral. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c47a88 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Rose are #c479ac and #c49179. Thus found on the left and right of #c47a88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Old Rose colors as they work well with Japanese Coral.
The split-complementary Japanese Coral palette consists of #79acc4 and #79c491 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79c4b6). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #c47a88, 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 #c47a88 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Japanese Coral. Thus Ship Cove and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Japanese Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Wild Willow, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #c47a88 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Japanese Coral tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#79c4b6) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88c479 and #b579c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c47a88 is made of 43% red, 27% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Japanese Coral has a hue angle of 348.65°, a saturation of 38.54% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c47a88 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c47a88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,122,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 27%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 23.53, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(348.65,38.54%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.65,37.76%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3724,30.64,4.6337) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1684,27.4324,26.7867) |