Ardent Coral is soft, 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 | #1a8a95 |
| Complementary Color | #6ad9e4 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ardent Coral Color. The Painted Clay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dark Salmon Injustice (#e8957a) for more energetic effect. Try Emergency Zone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6ad9e4 is the best complementary color to Ardent 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 #e5756a complementary color is Turquoise 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 Sunglo are #e46a9c and #e4b26a. Thus found on the left and right of #e5756a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Equator colors as they work well with Ardent Coral.
The split-complementary Ardent Coral palette consists of #6a9ce4 and #6ae4b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ad9e4). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #e5756a, 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 #e5756a 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 Ardent Coral. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ardent Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise Blue, Conifer, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5756a 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. Ardent Coral tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6ad9e4) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Turquoise Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ae475 and #e46ad9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5756a is made of 51% red, 26% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Ardent Coral has a hue angle of 5.37°, a saturation of 70.29% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5756a is made of 0% cyan, 43.92% magenta, 48.23% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5756a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,117,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 26%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 43.92, 48.23, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(5.37,70.29%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.37,53.71%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.016,42.3611,26.1192) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2759,30.4212,17.3321) |