Coral

#d97d4e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for coral, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Coral sits in the orange range, mid and strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Coral color values

Every conversion for #d97d4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d97d4e

RGB217, 125, 78

HSL20, 65%, 58%

HSV20, 64%, 85%

CMYK0%, 42%, 64%, 15%

Lab61.63, 31.54, 40.62

XYZ37.32, 29.97, 11.03

Decimal14253390

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone164 C

Shades of coral

#d46d38 #c7602b #b25526 #9c4b21 #86401d #703618 #5a2b13 #45210f #2f170a #190c05

Tints of coral

#dc895e #e0956e #e3a17f #e7ad8f #eab99f #eec5af #f1d0c0 #f5dcd0 #f8e8e0 #fcf4f0

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#4eaad9 Analogous#d94e64 Analogous#d9c34e Triadic#4ed97d Triadic#7d4ed9 Split complementary#4ed9c3 Split complementary#4e64d9

Coral in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 64, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d97d4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 64 15

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 63 21

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Coral in css

Copy #d97d4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d97d4e; }
.text { color: #d97d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d97d4e; }

How coral looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d97d4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d97d4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d97d4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around coral? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d97d4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from coral, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d97d4e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.