Dark salmon

#cb9c8a

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

Dark salmon is a mid orange with balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #cb9c8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb9c8a

RGB203, 156, 138

HSL17, 38%, 67%

HSV17, 32%, 80%

CMYK0%, 23%, 32%, 20%

Lab68.25, 14.98, 16.17

XYZ41.1, 38.31, 29.27

Decimal13343882

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4725 C

Shades of dark salmon

#c18a75 #b8785f #ac674c #965a43 #814d39 #6b4030 #563326 #40261d #2b1a13 #150d09

Tints of dark salmon

#d0a594 #d4ae9f #d9b7a9 #debfb4 #e2c8be #e7d1c9 #ecdad3 #f0e3de #f5ece8 #faf5f3

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#8ab9cb Analogous#cb8a98 Analogous#cbbd8a Triadic#8acb9c Triadic#9c8acb Split complementary#8acbbd Split complementary#8a98cb

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 32, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb9c8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 32 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 33 26

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 #cb9c8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb9c8a; }
.text { color: #cb9c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9c8a; }

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 #cb9c8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb9c8a 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 #cb9c8a 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 #cb9c8a 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

Every value on this page for #cb9c8a is computed, not guessed. 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.