Dark salmon

#d8866b

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

This is Dark salmon, a strong orange at 15 degrees. 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 #d8866b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d8866b

RGB216, 134, 107

HSL15, 58%, 63%

HSV15, 50%, 85%

CMYK0%, 38%, 50%, 15%

Lab63.93, 28.61, 27.75

XYZ39.5, 32.71, 18.14

Decimal14190187

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of dark salmon

#d27354 #cc603d #ba5331 #a3492b #8c3e25 #75341f #5e2a19 #471f13 #2f150c #180b06

Tints of dark salmon

#dc9178 #df9c86 #e3a793 #e6b2a1 #eabdae #edc8bb #f1d3c9 #f4ded6 #f8e9e3 #fbf3f1

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#6bbdd8 Analogous#d86b86 Analogous#d8bd6b Triadic#6bd886 Triadic#866bd8 Split complementary#6bd8bc Split complementary#6b87d8

Dark salmon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 50, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d8866b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 50 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 50 21

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 #d8866b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d8866b; }
.text { color: #d8866b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8866b; }

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 #d8866b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d8866b 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 #d8866b 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 #d8866b 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d8866b are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.