Dark salmon

#cb9787

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

Dark salmon is a mid red that reads grounded. 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.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #cb9787, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb9787
RGB203, 151, 135
HSL14, 40%, 66%
HSV14, 33%, 80%
CMYK0%, 26%, 33%, 20%
Lab66.96, 17.32, 16.05
XYZ40.07, 36.58, 27.87
Decimal13342599
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone4725 C
Pantone4725 CHex#cb9787Rgb203 151 135Cmyk0 26 33 20Lab67 17 16Darker#884d3bDeep#b56c55Lighter#dfc3bb

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 33, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb9787 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 33 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 34 26
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 #cb9787 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb9787; }
.text { color: #cb9787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9787; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cb9787 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.53:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.32:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb9787 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 #cb9787 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 #cb9787 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 #cb9787 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.