Dark salmon

#f39b8a

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

Dark salmon is a light red that reads open. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. 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 #f39b8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f39b8a
RGB243, 155, 138
HSL10, 81%, 75%
HSV10, 43%, 95%
CMYK0%, 36%, 43%, 5%
Lab72.45, 30.99, 22.66
XYZ53.27, 44.33, 29.79
Decimal15965066
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1625 C
Pantone1625 CHex#f39b8aRgb243 155 138Cmyk0 36 43 5Lab72 31 23Darker#d83616Deep#ec6449Lighter#f7d4cd

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 36, 43, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f39b8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 36 43 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 37 44 11
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.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #f39b8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f39b8a; }
.text { color: #f39b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f39b8a; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f39b8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.13:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.87:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f39b8a 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 #f39b8a 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 #f39b8a 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 #f39b8a 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.