Red

RAL 3016

Coral Red

RAL 3016 Coral Red is a warm, vibrant coral that bridges red and orange with a lively, contemporary character. This color has become increasingly popular in modern design, where it adds energy and warmth without the intensity of pure red. Coral Red is specified for contemporary architectural features, retail environments, and commercial interiors where a fresh, modern accent color is needed.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#AC4034
RGBrgb(172, 64, 52)
HSLhsl(6°, 54%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 70%, 33%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
172
G
64
B
52
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
5.9:1Pass
Black text
3.5:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)42
a* (Green-Red)43
b* (Blue-Yellow)30
L* (LCh)42
C* (Chroma)53
h° (Hue)35°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.8:1
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1.5:1
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2.5:1
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2.4:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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