Hex triplet #FF7F50 CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 50, 69, 0) | sRGB (r, g, b) (255, 127, 80) HSV (h, s, v) (16°, 69%, 100%) | |
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The various tones of the color coral are representations of the colors of those cnidarians known as precious corals.
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Coral
The web color coral is an orangey [pink] color. It is displayed at the upper right.
The first recorded use of coral as a color name in English was in 1513.
Coral pink
The color coral pink is displayed at right, a pinkish color.
The complementary color of coral pink is teal. The first recorded use of coral pink as a color name in English was in 1892.
Light coral
The web color light coral is displayed at right.
Coral in human culture
Coral is one of the Miami Dolphins' colors.
Petrarchan poetry often describes women's lips as "coral".
References
Coral (color) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA