Coral (color)

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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.

Contents 1 Coral 2 Light coral 3 Coral pink 4 Coral red 5 Dark coral 6 Coral in human culture 7 References 8 See also

[edit] Coral

Coral
— 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 pinkish-orange color. It is displayed at right.

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

[edit] Light coral

Light Coral
— 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.

[edit] Coral pink

Coral Pink
— 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]

[edit] Coral red

Coral Red
— 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].

As a footnote, red coral is also found frequently in jewelry. In 2007 it has become a fashionable accessory, however a lot of the red coral jewelry 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.

[edit] Dark coral

Dark Coral
— 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.

[edit] Coral in human culture

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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.

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.

[edit] 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

v • d • e Shades of orange
Amber	Apricot	Carrot orange	Champagne	Coral	Brown	Burnt orange	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
The samples shown above are representative only.

v • d • e 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	French rose	Fuchsia	Fuchsia pink	Hollywood Cerise	Hot magenta	Hot pink	Lavender pink	Lavender rose
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.

v • d • e Shades of red
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
The samples shown above are representative only.

[edit] See also

• List of colors