Coral is the CSS named color #FF7F50 — rgb(255, 127, 80), hsl(16, 100%, 66%). Its relative luminance is 0.370, giving 2.50:1 against white and 8.40:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FF7F50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 127, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 100%, 66%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.3702 |
| Contrast on white | 2.50:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 8.40:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing coral toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
coral is #FF7F50, which is rgb(255, 127, 80) and hsl(16, 100%, 66%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Coral has a relative luminance of 0.370 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 2.50:1; against black, 8.40:1.
coral reaches 8.40:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.