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
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| 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] |
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| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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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
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| 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] |
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The web color light coral is displayed at right.
Coral pink
| Coral Pink | ||
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| Hex triplet | #F88379 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (248, 131, 121) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (16°, 69%, 100%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS | |
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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 | ||
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| 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) |
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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 | ||
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| 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) |
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The color dark coral is displayed at right.
Coral in human culture
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- Coral and coral pink are popular colors in interior design to give a calm feeling of warmth to a room.
- In some sects of Hinduism, coral red instead of red is shown as being the color which represents the first (muladhara) chakra in Hindu philosophy.
- 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.
- Coral is one of the official colors of the Miami Dolphins football team.
References
- ^ a b W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords. W3C. (May 2003). Retrieved on 21 September 2008.
- ^ a b X11 rgb.txt. XFree86. (February 1994). Retrieved on 21 September 2008.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
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| Amber | Apricot | Brown | Burnt orange | Carrot orange | Champagne | Coral | Dark salmon | ECE/SAE Amber | Gamboge |
| International orange | Mahogany | Orange | Orange (web) | Orange-red | Orange peel | Peach | Peach-orange | Peach-yellow | Persimmon |
| Pink-orange | Portland Orange | Pumpkin | Rust | Safety orange | Salmon | Tangerine | Tenné (Tawny) | Tomato | Vermilion |
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| Alizarin | Amaranth | Burgundy | Cardinal | Carmine | Carnelian | Cerise | Chestnut | Coral red | Crimson |
| Dark pink | Falu red | Fire engine red | Fuchsia | Magenta | Maroon | Mauve taupe | Orange-red | Persian red | Pink |
| Persimmon | Red | Red-violet | Rose | Rose madder | Ruby | Rust | Puce | Sangria | Scarlet |
| Terra cotta | Upsdell red | Venetian red | Vermilion | ||||||
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See also
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