Dark salmon

#cf987d

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

Dark salmon is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #cf987d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf987d
RGB207, 152, 125
HSL20, 46%, 65%
HSV20, 40%, 81%
CMYK0%, 27%, 40%, 19%
Lab67.43, 17.14, 22.3
XYZ40.66, 37.2, 24.44
Decimal13604989
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone4655 C
Pantone4655 CHex#cf987dRgb207 152 125Cmyk0 27 40 19Lab67 17 22Darker#8a5033Deep#bc6f49Lighter#e0c2b4

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, 27, 40, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf987d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 27 40 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 29 41 25
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 #cf987d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf987d; }
.text { color: #cf987d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf987d; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cf987d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.49:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf987d 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 #cf987d 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 #cf987d 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

The figures for #cf987d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.