English Coral is soft, 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 | #39b5aa |
| Complementary Color | #49c6bb |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to English Coral Color. The Lovebirds color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Red Ink (#ac3235) for more energetic effect. Try Speaking of the Devil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#49c6bb is the best complementary color to English 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 #c64a55 complementary color is Puerto Rico, 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 Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c64992 and #c67d49. Thus found on the left and right of #c64a55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with English Coral.
The split-complementary English Coral palette consists of #4992c6 and #49c67d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49c6bb). Try Boston Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c64a55, 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 #c64a55 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 English Coral. Thus Indigo and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c64a55 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. English Coral tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#49c6bb) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54c649 and #bb49c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c64a55 is made of 55% red, 21% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode English Coral has a hue angle of 354.68°, a saturation of 52.1% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c64a55 is made of 0% cyan, 48.63% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c64a55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,74,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 21%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 48.63, 44.32, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(354.68,52.1%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.68,62.63%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.957,50.2201,20.1618) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3772,17.5592,10.5407) |