Coral Pink (#F88379)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.47:1 — vs black: 8.51:1

Color values

HEX #F88379
RGB rgb(248, 131, 121)
HSL hsl(4, 90%, 72%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 47, 51, 3 )
Websafe #FF9966

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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F88379 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Coral Pink
#F88379 Base

#79EEF8

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Coral Pink
#F88379 Base

#F879AE

#F8C279

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Coral Pink
#F88379 Base

#79F883

#8379F8

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Coral Pink
#F88379 Base

#79F8C2

#79AEF8

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Coral Pink
#F88379 Base

#AEF879

#79EEF8

#C279F8

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Coral Pink
#F88379 Base

#CD1A0B

#F44030

#F65F52

#FAA7A0

#FCC6C2

#FEE9E7

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Coral Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #180301

— #5A0B05

— #9B1408

— #DC1C0B

— #F54738

Coral Pink #F88379 Base

— #F9978F

— #FAACA5

— #FBC0BB

— #FDD4D1

— #FEE9E7

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F88379. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F88379;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F88379;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F88379;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F88379,
        #79EEF8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F88379,
        #79EEF8
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$coral-pink: #F88379;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$coral-pink-r: 248;
$coral-pink-g: 131;
$coral-pink-b: 121;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $coral-pink;
    color: rgba($coral-pink-r, $coral-pink-g, $coral-pink-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Coral Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F88379 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #B0B074 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #96967A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F98282 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A5A5A5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Coral Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Coral Pink #F88379 Base

Salmon #FA8072 ΔE 1.59

Light Coral #F08080 ΔE 3.58

Bittersweet #FE6F5E ΔE 5.28

Tulip #FF878D ΔE 5.33

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.