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Coral (#FF7F50)

The various shades of the color coral are representations of the wide range of colors of the class of cnidarians also called corals. The complementary color of coral is teal.

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Coral

Coral
About these coordinates About these coordinates
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #FF7F50
sRGBB (r, g, b) (255, 127, 80)
HSV (h, s, v) (16°, 69%, 100%)
Source HTML/CSS[1]
X11 color names[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The web color coral is a light pink. It is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of coral as a color name in English was in 1513. [3]

Light coral

Light Coral
About these coordinates About these coordinates
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #F08080
sRGBB (r, g, b) (240, 128, 128)
HSV (h, s, v) (16°, 59%, 100%)
Source HTML/CSS[1]
X11 color names[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The web color light coral is displayed at right.


Coral pink

Coral Pink
About these coordinates About these coordinates
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #F88379
RGBB (r, g, b) (248, 131, 121)
HSV (h, s, v) (16°, 69%, 100%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color coral pink is displayed at right, a pinkish color. This is perhaps the most common color for corals.

The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955), a Color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps--See sample of the color Coral Pink (color sample #26) displayed on indicated page: [1].

The complementary color of coral pink is teal. The first recorded use of coral pink as a color name in English was in 1892. [4]


Coral red

Coral Red
About these coordinates About these coordinates
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #FF4040
RGBB (r, g, b) (255, 64, 64)
HSV (h, s, v) (3°, 82%, 100%)
Source [Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color coral red is displayed at right. This is a representation of the color of red corals.

The source of this color is the web safe color chart displayed on the website of From the Heart Graphics: [2].


Dark coral

Dark Coral
About these coordinates About these coordinates
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #CD5B45
RGBB (r, g, b) (205, 91, 69)
HSV (h, s, v) (10°, 66%, 80%)
Source [Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color dark coral is displayed at right.

Coral in human culture

Interior Design

  • Coral and coral pink are popular colors in interior design to give a calm feeling of warmth to a room.

Religion

Name

  • Coral is a "popular" female's first name and a common surname. It is of Latin origin and it from the late 19th century coinage.

Sports

  • Coral is one of the official colors of the Miami Dolphins football team.

References

  1. ^ a b W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords. W3C. (May 2003). Retrieved on 21 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b X11 rgb.txt. XFree86. (February 1994). Retrieved on 21 September 2008.
  3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coral: Page 27 Plate 2 Color Sample J10
  4. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coral Pink: Page 27 Plate 2 Color Sample F9
Shades of orange
Amber Apricot Brown Burnt orange Carrot orange Champagne Coral Dark salmon ECE/SAE Amber Flame
                   
Gamboge International orange Mahogany Orange Orange (web) Orange-red Orange peel Peach Peach-orange Peach-yellow
                   
Persian orange Persimmon Pink-orange Portland Orange Pumpkin Rust Safety orange Salmon Sunset Tangerine
                   
Tenné (Tawny) Tomato Vermilion
     
The samples shown above are representative only.
Shades of pink
Amaranth Amaranth pink Brink pink Carmine pink Carnation pink Cerise Cerise pink Cherry blossom pink Coral pink Dark pink
                   
Deep carmine pink Deep pink Fandango French rose Fuchsia Fuchsia pink Hollywood Cerise Hot magenta Hot pink Lavender pink
                   
Light pink Light thulian pink Magenta Mountbatten pink Persian pink Persian rose Pink Puce Rose Rose pink
                   
Salmon pink Shocking pink Tea rose Thulian pink Ultra pink Variations of pink
           
The samples shown above are representative only.
Shades of red
Alizarin Amaranth American Rose Burnt sienna Burgundy Candy apple red Cardinal Carmine Carnelian Cerise
                   
Chestnut Coquelicot Coral red Crimson Dark pink Dogwood rose Falu red Fire engine red Flame Fuchsia
                   
Lava Lust Magenta Maroon Mauve Mauve taupe Orange-red OU Crimson Red Persian red Persimmon
                   
Pink Puce Raspberry Red Red-violet Rose Rose madder Rosewood Rosso corsa Ruby
                   
Rufous Rust Sangria Scarlet Terra cotta Tuscan red Upsdell red UP Maroon Venetian red Vermilion
                   
The samples shown above are representative only.

See also


Simple English

This box shows the color coral.
 

Coral is a reddish or pinkish shade of orange. The color is named after the sea animal also called corals.

The first recorded use of coral as a color name in English was in 1513. [1]

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Meaning of coral

  • Coral and coral pink are popular colors for painting a room to give a calm feeling of warmth.


Tones of coral color comparison chart

  • Coral Pink (Hex: #F88379) (RGB: 248, 131, 121)
  • Light Coral (web color) (Hex: #F08080) (RGB: 240, 128, 128)
  • CORAL (web color) (Hex: #FF7F50) (RGB: 255, 127, 80)
  • Coral Red (Hex: #FF4040) (RGB: 255, 64, 64)
  • Dark Coral (Hex: #CD5B45) (RGB: 205, 91, 69)
Colors – List of colors
Cyan Magenta Black Gray Silver White
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet
Gold Olive Purple Navy Brown Pink

References

  1. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coral: Page 27 Plate 2 Color Sample J10

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