No, coffee beans themselves are not red.
The coffee bean is actually the seed found inside a coffee cherry. Coffee cherries are a small fruit, and they can be red, yellow, or even green when ripe, depending on the variety. However, green cherries indicate that the fruit is not yet ripe and ready for harvesting. Coffee is typically harvested when the cherries are either red or yellow. Once harvested, the coffee bean is extracted from the cherry. The green coffee beans are then dried and processed. Finally, roasting transforms the green beans into the brown beans we recognize as coffee beans.
