Dark salmon

#c5977a

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 soft. 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 #c5977a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5977a

RGB197, 151, 122

HSL23, 39%, 63%

HSV23, 38%, 77%

CMYK0%, 23%, 38%, 23%

Lab66.07, 13.33, 21.93

XYZ37.61, 35.41, 23.26

Decimal12949370

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone4655 C

Shades of dark salmon

#bc8766 #b37852 #a26a47 #8e5d3e #7a5035 #66422c #523524 #3d281b #291b12 #150e09

Tints of dark salmon

#caa086 #d0aa92 #d5b39e #dabdaa #dfc6b6 #e5d0c2 #ead9ce #efe2da #f4ece7 #faf5f3

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#7aa8c5 Analogous#c57a82 Analogous#c5bd7a Triadic#7ac597 Triadic#977ac5 Split complementary#7ac5bd Split complementary#7a82c5

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 38, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5977a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 38 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 39 29

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 #c5977a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5977a; }
.text { color: #c5977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5977a; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5977a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5977a 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 #c5977a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #c5977a 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 dark salmon, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c5977a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.