Coral is soft, 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 | #0080af |
| Complementary Color | #50d0fe |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Coral Color. The Bronze Flesh color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Flame Angelfish (#fd4c29) for more calm effect. Try Holland Tulip as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#50d0fe is the best complementary color to 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 #ff7f50 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coral are #fe5078 and #fed650. Thus found on the left and right of #ff7f50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Watermelon and Mustard colors as they work well with Coral.
The split-complementary Coral palette consists of #5078fe and #50fed6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50d0fe). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff7f50, 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 #ff7f50 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 Coral. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff7f50 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Coral tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#50d0fe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzle Dazzle Rose – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50fe7e and #fe50cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff7f50 is made of 55% red, 27% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Coral has a hue angle of 16.11°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff7f50 is made of 0% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff7f50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,127,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 27%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.2, 68.63, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(16.11,100%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.11,68.63%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2905,45.3615,47.4899) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2773,37.0179,12.0847) |