Dark salmon

#c78c7b

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

This is Dark salmon, a soft red sitting at 13 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #c78c7b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c78c7b

RGB199, 140, 123

HSL13, 40%, 63%

HSV13, 38%, 78%

CMYK0%, 30%, 38%, 22%

Lab63.61, 20.29, 18.06

XYZ36.51, 32.33, 23.05

Decimal13077627

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone694 C

Shades of dark salmon

#be7a67 #b66852 #a55b46 #90503d #7c4435 #67392c #532e23 #3e231a #2a1712 #150c09

Tints of dark salmon

#cc9687 #d1a193 #d6ab9f #dbb6ab #e0c0b7 #e5cac3 #ead5cf #f0dfdb #f5eae7 #faf4f2

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#7bb6c7 Analogous#c77b90 Analogous#c7b27b Triadic#7bc78c Triadic#8c7bc7 Split complementary#7bc7b2 Split complementary#7b90c7

Dark salmon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 30, 38, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c78c7b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 30 38 22

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 32 39 28

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 #c78c7b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c78c7b; }
.text { color: #c78c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c78c7b; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c78c7b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c78c7b 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 #c78c7b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #c78c7b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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 #c78c7b are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.