Salmon

#ff8a7c

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

Salmon is a light red that reads soft. 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.

Salmon color values

Every conversion for #ff8a7c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff8a7c

RGB255, 138, 124

HSL6, 100%, 74%

HSV6, 51%, 100%

CMYK0%, 46%, 51%, 0%

Lab70.1, 42.91, 27.44

XYZ53.97, 40.89, 24.12

Decimal16747132

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone170 C

Shades of salmon

#ff6b59 #ff4c36 #ff2d13 #f01a00 #cd1600 #aa1200 #870e00 #640b00 #410700 #1f0300

Tints of salmon

#ff9487 #ff9e93 #ffa89e #ffb2a9 #ffbdb5 #ffc7c0 #ffd1cb #ffdbd7 #ffe5e2 #ffefed

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#7cf1ff Analogous#ff7cb0 Analogous#ffcc7c Triadic#7cff8a Triadic#8a7cff Split complementary#7cffcc Split complementary#7cafff

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, 46, 51, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff8a7c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 46 51 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 46 51 6

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 #ff8a7c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff8a7c; }
.text { color: #ff8a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8a7c; }

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 #ff8a7c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff8a7c 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 #ff8a7c 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 #ff8a7c 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 #ff8a7c 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.