Coral

#e5865f

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 #e5865f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e5865f

RGB229, 134, 95

HSL17, 72%, 64%

HSV17, 59%, 90%

CMYK0%, 41%, 59%, 10%

Lab65.38, 32.75, 36.5

XYZ42.9, 34.53, 15.23

Decimal15042143

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of coral

#e17346 #dd602d #cb5221 #b2481d #993e19 #7f3415 #662911 #4d1f0c #341508 #1a0b04

Tints of coral

#e7916d #ea9c7c #eca78a #eeb299 #f1bda7 #f3c8b6 #f5d3c4 #f8ded3 #fae8e1 #fdf3f0

Colors that go with coral

Complementary#5fbee5 Analogous#e55f7b Analogous#e5c95f Triadic#5fe586 Triadic#865fe5 Split complementary#5fe5c9 Split complementary#5f7be5

Coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 41, 59, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e5865f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 59 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 58 16

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #e5865f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e5865f; }
.text { color: #e5865f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5865f; }

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 #e5865f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e5865f 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 #e5865f 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 #e5865f 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 #e5865f are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.