#FF7F50Coral (#FF7F50) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.168. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF7F50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 127, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 100%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 69%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.3 45.4 47.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.735 0.168 40) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Coral shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff7a48 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ff7f4d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#ff7f50 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff8052 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.5:1 and against black 8.4:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee7 · #ffb59b · #ff7f50 · #c6562a · #973404 · #631d00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffc375 · #ffa35e · #ff7f50 · #e76a66 · #ca5b74 · #ab4e7b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff7f50 · #9d894c · #af4a22 · #634f00 · #611c00 · #271d00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffebe5 · #eac2b4 · #ff7f50 · #0097b7 · #905641 · #643e30
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f6fd · #ff7f50 · #a1877e · #4a585c · #331c14 · #000306
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f9 · #becdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #ff7f50
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9e1bc · #ff7f50 · #b28391 · #1e769b · #2b3658 · #040a27
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c9dcbb · #ff7f50 · #6796d1 · #487776 · #2d363f · #180e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fde6 · #ff7f50 · #26a671 · #4841ae · #1e0764 · #000401
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e7f9d6 · #ff7f50 · #729e3e · #005f75 · #360050 · #000408
#FF9570 · #FFAA8B · #FFBDA5 · #FFCFBE · #FFE1D6
#D66439 · #AF4921 · #882F07 · #601C00 · #390B00
#EF8B67 · #DE947A · #CC9D8D
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.