Salmon

#e2806e

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

This is Salmon, a strong red sitting at 9 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.

Salmon color values

Every conversion for #e2806e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2806e

RGB226, 128, 110

HSL9, 67%, 66%

HSV9, 51%, 89%

CMYK0%, 43%, 51%, 11%

Lab63.94, 35.94, 26.34

XYZ41.9, 32.73, 18.86

Decimal14844014

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone170 C

Shades of salmon

#dd6a55 #d8533b #cc4229 #b23a24 #99321f #7f2919 #662114 #4c190f #33110a #190805

Tints of salmon

#e58b7b #e79788 #eaa295 #ecaea2 #efb9af #f2c4bc #f4d0c9 #f7dbd6 #f9e7e3 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#6ed0e2 Analogous#e26e96 Analogous#e2ba6e Triadic#6ee280 Triadic#806ee2 Split complementary#6ee2ba Split complementary#6e96e2

Salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 51, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2806e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 51 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 51 17

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.

Salmon in css

Copy #e2806e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2806e; }
.text { color: #e2806e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2806e; }

How salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e2806e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2806e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e2806e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e2806e 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 salmon, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e2806e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.