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 turquoise.

Coral

Coral
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Hex triplet		#FF7F50
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(255, 127, 80)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(16°, 69%, 100%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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

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

Light Coral

Light Coral
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Hex triplet		#F08080
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(240, 128, 128)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(16°, 59%, 100%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color coral pink is displayed at right, a pinkish orange 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. ^[2]

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		FTHG
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].

As a footnote, red coral is also found frequently in jewellery. In 2007 it has become a fashionable accessory, however a lot of the red coral jewellery is given the color by a dye made from red mangrove. It nevertheless remains an endangered species and caution should be exercised in buying natural red coral.

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

• 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.

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
2. ^ 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
Orange	Amber	Coral	Dark salmon	Gamboge	International orange	Mahogany	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow	Pink-orange	Persimmon	Pumpkin
Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Tangerine	Tenné (Tawny)	UNECE Amber	Vermilion	Burnt Orange	Apricot	Carrot Orange	Orange Peel	Orange (web)	Brown

					Shades of pink
Pink	Carnation	Fuchsia	Magenta	Salmon Pink	Deep Pink	Hollywood Cerise	Hot Pink	Medium Pink	Shocking Pink	Cherry Blossom Pink	Coral Pink
French Rose	Lavender Pink	Persian Rose	Carmine Pink	Cerise Pink	Fuchsia Pink	Japanese Pink	Persian Pink	Dark Pink	Hot Magenta	Lavender Rose	Rose
Thulian Pink	Amaranth	Light Thulian Pink	Puce	Rose Pink	Tea Rose	Amaranth Pink	Brink Pink	Cerise	Deep Carmine Pink	Ultra Pink

					Shades of red
Alizarin	Amaranth	Burgundy	Cardinal	Carmine	Cerise	Chestnut	Coral Red	Crimson	Dark Pink	Falu red	Fire engine red
Fuchsia	Girlsnberry	Hollywood Cerise	Magenta	Maroon	Mauve	Persian red	Pink	Persimmon	Red	Red-violet	Rose
Rust	Puce	Sangria	Scarlet	Shocking Pink	Terra cotta	Venetian red	Vermilion

See also

• List of colors

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