#FF7F50Coral is a vivid, fully saturated, mid-toned warm orange (#FF7F50).
At hue 16° with 100% saturation, coral lands firmly in the orange family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes coral a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Coral is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on coral hits 8.40:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.50:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of coral sits at 196° — #52D1FF, close to lightskyblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for coral in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from coral's position on the color wheel (hue 16°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix coral toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how coral performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Coral | 2.50:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Coral | 8.40:1 | AAA | AAA |
#C8C65B#CFD95E#F96466Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword coral directly.
:root {
--coral: #FF7F50;
--coral-rgb: 255, 127, 80;
--coral-tint: #FFB99F;
--coral-shade: #8C462C;
}
.btn-coral {
background: var(--coral);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'coral': {
DEFAULT: '#FF7F50',
light: '#FFB99F',
dark: '#8C462C',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.