Dark salmon

#c68471

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

This is Dark salmon, a soft red sitting at 13 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.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #c68471, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c68471
RGB198, 132, 113
HSL13, 43%, 61%
HSV13, 43%, 78%
CMYK0%, 33%, 43%, 22%
Lab61.39, 23.14, 20.64
XYZ34.52, 29.7, 19.54
Decimal13010033
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone694 C
Pantone694 CHex#c68471Rgb198 132 113Cmyk0 33 43 22Lab61 23 21Darker#784030Deep#ab5c45Lighter#d8b2a7

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 43, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c68471 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 33 43 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 34 44 28
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #c68471 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c68471; }
.text { color: #c68471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c68471; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c68471 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.03:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.94:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c68471 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c68471 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c68471 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 #c68471 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.