Coral — #FF7F50
#FF7F50 is a light, vivid orange. It is the CSS named color coral.
Color values
| HEX | #FF7F50 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 127, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 100%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16744272 |
| CSS | color: #FF7F50; |
| Android | 0xFFFF7F50 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.498, blue: 0.314, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FF7F50 | 2.50:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FF7F50 | 8.40:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FF7F50
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FF7F50 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FF7F50
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FF7F50 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FF7F50; background-color: #FF7F50; }
.element { color: rgb(255 127 80); }
.element { color: hsl(16 100% 66%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#FF7F50] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FF7F50;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FF7F50?
#FF7F50 is a light, vivid orange, which CSS calls coral. Its hue sits at 16° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness.
What is #FF7F50 in RGB?
#FF7F50 converts to rgb(255, 127, 80) — 255 red, 127 green and 80 blue.
What is #FF7F50 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FF7F50 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (8.40:1 versus 2.50:1).
What is the complementary color of #FF7F50?
#52D1FF — the hue directly opposite #FF7F50 on the color wheel.