Shell Coral Color

#ea9575

Shell Coral is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #156a8a
Complementary Color #74c9ea
Color Shade: warm red (16.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.82% (better contrasting with white)
Shell Coral Color Sample
Shell Coral Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ea9575

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shell Coral Color. The Chili Dip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called November Leaf (#f1b690) for more energetic effect. Try Acapulco Sun as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#74c9ea is the best complementary color to Shell Coral. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ea9575 complementary color is Sky Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apricot are #ea748f and #eacf74. Thus found on the left and right of #ea9575 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Rob Roy colors as they work well with Shell Coral.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shell Coral palette consists of #748fea and #74eacf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74c9ea). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #ea9575, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ea9575 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shell Coral. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shell Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sky Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea9575 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shell Coral tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#74c9ea) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Sky Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74ea95 and #ea74ca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ea9575 is made of 47% red, 30% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Shell Coral has a hue angle of 16.41°, a saturation of 73.58% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ea9575 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #ea9575
RGB Decimal rgb(234,149,117)
RGB Percentage 47%, 30%, 23%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 45.88, 8.24
HSL hsl(16.41,73.58%,68.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.41,50%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.6626,28.6326,30.1949)
XYZ xyz(47.89,40.2717,22.0788)
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