Coral Red is vivid, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #00bfbf |
| Complementary Color | #40feff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Red Color. The Living Coral color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blistering Mars (#ff6c51) for more calm effect. Try Flirty Salmon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#40feff is the best complementary color to Coral Red. 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 #ff4040 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral Red are #ff409f and #ff9f40. Thus found on the left and right of #ff4040 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Strawberry and Yellow Orange colors as they work well with Coral Red.
The split-complementary Coral Red palette consists of #409fff and #40ff9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40feff). Try Dodger Blue and Screamin' Green colors in combination with #ff4040, 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 #ff4040 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 Coral Red. Thus Blue Ribbon and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coral Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Green Yellow, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff4040 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Coral Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#40feff) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flamingo – 120° from the complementary Cyan / Aqua. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40ff40 and #ff40fe.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff4040 is made of 67% red, 17% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Coral Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff4040 is made of 0% cyan, 74.9% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff4040 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,64,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 67%, 17%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 74.9, 74.9, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(0,100%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,74.9%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.3636,70.5636,44.8182) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9988,25.297,7.4143) |