Dark Coral is a light medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Dark Coral is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Coral is #CF524E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Coral has 81%% Red, 32% Green, and 31% Blue.
Dark Coral has 2° Hue, 62% Saturation, and 81% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Coral has 2° Hue, 57% Saturation, and 56% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Coral has 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 62% yellow, and 19% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#CF524E |
|
RGB |
(207, 82, 78) |
(81%, 32%, 31%) |
HSV |
(2°, 62, 81) |
(1%, 62%, 81%) |
HSL |
(2°, 57, 56) |
(1%, 57%, 56%) |
CMYK |
(0, 60, 62, 19) |
(0%, 60%, 62%, 19%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Coral is 20%, which is low.
Dark Coral has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dark Coral and black have a 5.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Dark Coral and white have a 4.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
20% |
AA (5.0) |
insufficient (4.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Coral paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 50% Red, 19% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
50%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
19%
White
31%
To mix Dark Coral paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Magenta, 26% Yellow, 19% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
25%
Yellow
26%
Black
19%
White
31%
Colors similar to Dark Coral are: Pale Red, Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Indian Red, Pastel Red, and Reddish. Pale Red is brighter than Dark Coral. Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown is paler than Dark Coral. Indian Red is paler than Dark Coral. Pastel Red is lighter than Dark Coral. Reddish is brighter and darker than Dark Coral.