Dark salmon

#c49b84

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark salmon, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark salmon sits in the orange range, mid and soft. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #c49b84, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c49b84
RGB196, 155, 132
HSL22, 35%, 64%
HSV22, 33%, 77%
CMYK0%, 21%, 33%, 23%
Lab67.16, 11.99, 17.88
XYZ38.65, 36.84, 26.9
Decimal12884868
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone4725 C
Pantone4725 CHex#c49b84Rgb196 155 132Cmyk0 21 33 23Lab67 12 18Darker#7d533cDeep#ad7454Lighter#d9c3b6

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 21, 33, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c49b84 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 21 33 23
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 23 34 29
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #c49b84 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c49b84; }
.text { color: #c49b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c49b84; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c49b84 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.51:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.37:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c49b84 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c49b84 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark salmon? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c49b84 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark salmon, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c49b84 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.