Showa era
Coral Red & Benzol Green
Plate 92 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Coral Red, Benzol Green.
#f58e84
red · 4 palettes
Coral Red
About Coral Red
Coral Red is a light, vivid red tone. Its hex value is #f58e84 — that is
RGB 245, 142, 132, or HSL 5°, 85%, 74%.
It holds 9.1:1 contrast against dark, so Coral Red works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 2.3:1; on black 9.1:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Coral Red appears in 4 combinations — most often paired with Benzol Green, Lemon Yellow and Taupe Brown.
Palettes with Coral Red
Coral Red appears in 4 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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