What does the color Coral mean?

Deep Orange

Coral

#ff7f50

#ff9973

#ffb296

#ffccb9

#ffe5dc

#e67f5a

Meaning

Bold warmth and intensity. Strong for food, sports, and energetic identities.

History

Coral is a standard CSS/SVG named color used across browsers since early web standards.

Usage

Use Coral (#ff7f50) in CSS as color: coral; or as #ff7f50.

Deep Orange

Coral

#FF7F50

Accessibility

AAA

8.4:1

Vs white / black

2.5:1 · 8.4:1

Sources

Library color

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Codes

Formats

HEX

#ff7f50

RGB

rgb(255, 127, 80)

RGBA

rgba(255, 127, 80, 1)

HSL

hsl(16, 100%, 66%)

HSV

hsv(16, 69%, 100%)

LAB

lab(67.3% 45.35 47.49)

LCH

lch(67.3% 65.67 46.32)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7351 0.1282 0.1085)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7351 0.168 40.24)

XYZ

xyz(50.28, 37.02, 12.09)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ff7f50;

CSS variable

--color-ff7f50: #ff7f50;

SCSS

$color-ff7f50: #ff7f50;

Tailwind

slate-300

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --coral-1: #ff7f50;
}

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fff4f0 ffeae2 ffdfd3 ffd4c5 ffcab6 ffbfa8 ffb499 ffaa8a ff9f7c ff946d ff8a5f ff7f50 ea7449 d56a43 bf5f3c aa5535 954a2f 804028 6a3521 552a1b 402014 2a150d 150b07

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fff4f0 ffeae2 ffdfd3 ffd4c5 ffcab6 ffbfa8 ffb499 ffaa8a ff9f7c ff946d ff8a5f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ea7449 d56a43 bf5f3c aa5535 954a2f 804028 6a3521 552a1b 402014 2a150d 150b07

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f47f54 ea7f58 df7f5c d57f60 ca7f64 c08068 b5806c aa8070 a08074 958078 8b807c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FF7F50Stop 1 #52D1FFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FF527AStop 1 #FF7F50Stop 2 #FFD752Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FF7F50Stop 1 #52FF80Stop 2 #8052FFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FF7F50Stop 1 #52FFD7Stop 2 #527AFFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#661B00Stop 1 #B33000Stop 2 #FF4400Stop 3 #FF7C4DStop 4 #FFB499Stop 5

Meaning

Color psychology

Bold warmth and intensity. Strong for food, sports, and energetic identities.

Common uses: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Deep Orange family.

Related shades & tints

#ff9973

#ffb296

#ffccb9

#ffe5dc

#e67f5a

#cc7f63

#b3806d

#998076

Similar colors

#e66a3d

#e9754e

#ec8046

#e77432

#f26536

#ef8a57

#d76942

#d8753b

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