Salmon

#f06b63

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

Salmon is a mid red that reads confident. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Salmon color values

Every conversion for #f06b63, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f06b63

RGB240, 107, 99

HSL3, 82%, 66%

HSV3, 59%, 94%

CMYK0%, 55%, 59%, 6%

Lab61.6, 50.66, 29.84

XYZ43.45, 29.94, 15.29

Decimal15756131

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone178 C

Shades of salmon

#ed5047 #eb362b #e12116 #c51d13 #a91910 #8c150e #70110b #540c08 #380805 #1c0403

Tints of salmon

#f17871 #f3867f #f4938d #f5a09b #f7ada9 #f8bbb7 #f9c8c5 #fbd5d3 #fce2e1 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#63e8f0 Analogous#f063a2 Analogous#f0b263 Triadic#63f06b Triadic#6b63f0 Split complementary#63f0b1 Split complementary#63a2f0

Salmon in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 59, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f06b63 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 59 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 58 12

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #f06b63 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f06b63; }
.text { color: #f06b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f06b63; }

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 #f06b63 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f06b63 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 #f06b63 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 #f06b63 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 #f06b63 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.