Dark salmon

#db8a5f

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 strong. 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 #db8a5f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db8a5f
RGB219, 138, 95
HSL21, 63%, 62%
HSV21, 57%, 86%
CMYK0%, 37%, 57%, 14%
Lab65.01, 26.65, 35.76
XYZ40.37, 34.06, 15.27
Decimal14387807
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone722 C
Pantone722 CHex#db8a5fRgb219 138 95Cmyk0 37 57 14Lab65 27 36Darker#8c451fDeep#c6622dLighter#e4b69d

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 57, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db8a5f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 57 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 56 20
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 #db8a5f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db8a5f; }
.text { color: #db8a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db8a5f; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #db8a5f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.69:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.81:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db8a5f 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 #db8a5f 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 #db8a5f 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

Every value on this page for #db8a5f 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.