Salmon

#d08070

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

Salmon is a mid red that reads confident. 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.

Salmon color values

Every conversion for #d08070, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d08070

RGB208, 128, 112

HSL10, 51%, 63%

HSV10, 46%, 82%

CMYK0%, 38%, 46%, 18%

Lab61.67, 29.16, 21.78

XYZ36.66, 30.02, 19.19

Decimal13664368

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone694 C

Shades of salmon

#c96d5a #c25944 #af4d3a #9a4433 #843a2b #6e3124 #58271d #431d16 #2d140f #170a08

Tints of salmon

#d48c7d #d9978a #dda397 #e1aea4 #e5bab1 #eac5be #eed1cb #f2dcd8 #f6e8e5 #fbf3f2

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#70c0d0 Analogous#d07090 Analogous#d0b070 Triadic#70d080 Triadic#8070d0 Split complementary#70d0b0 Split complementary#7090d0

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, 38, 46, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d08070 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 46 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 46 24

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.

Salmon in css

Copy #d08070 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d08070; }
.text { color: #d08070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d08070; }

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 #d08070 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d08070 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d08070 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d08070 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 #d08070 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.