#FF7C50

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Coral.

About #FF7C50

At its core, #FF7C50 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Coral. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 124, and 80.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 51% Magenta, 69% Yellow, and 0% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF7C50
RGB255, 124, 80
HSL15.1°, 100.0%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 51%, 69%, 0%
HSV15.1°, 68.6%, 100.0%
LAB66.7, 46.8, 46.8
XYZ49.9, 36.3, 12.0
Decimal16743504

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.25:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF7C50; }
.text-color { color: #FF7C50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF7C50; }

Similar Colors

Coral
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