Coral Reef Palette

Living coral against turquoise lagoon water — warm coral pink as the star, not another beach-blue palette.

#006D77

deep reef teal

HSL 185° 100% 23%

6.1:1 on white

#83C5BE

shallow-water teal

HSL 174° 36% 64%

2.0:1 on white

#FFDDD2

pale sand-pink

HSL 15° 100% 91%

1.3:1 on white

#FF6B6B

coral pink accent

HSL 0° 100% 71%

2.8:1 on white

#E29578

warm coral-orange

HSL 16° 65% 68%

2.4:1 on white

Using this palette

Two teals and three warm tones, roughly balanced, because a real reef is genuinely that mixed — it's not a blue palette with a pink accent, it's coral polyps (warm pink/orange) growing directly against teal water in comparable visual weight. #006D77 is dark and saturated enough to serve as the primary UI color and carry white text; #FF6B6B is the highest-energy swatch and works best as a CTA or single accent rather than a large fill. #FFDDD2 functions as a warm alternative to plain white backgrounds. Good for ocean-conservation, travel, or wellness branding wanting more warmth than the cooler ocean-breeze or coastal-morning palettes.