Dark salmon

#dc978d

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

Dark salmon lands in the red band, light and soft. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. 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 #dc978d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc978d
RGB220, 151, 141
HSL8, 53%, 71%
HSV8, 36%, 86%
CMYK0%, 31%, 36%, 14%
Lab68.95, 24.66, 15.76
XYZ45.39, 39.27, 30.39
Decimal14456717
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone694 C
Pantone694 CHex#dc978dRgb220 151 141Cmyk0 31 36 14Lab69 25 16Darker#a74233Deep#cb6556Lighter#ebcac6

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, 31, 36, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc978d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 31 36 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 37 20
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 #dc978d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc978d; }
.text { color: #dc978d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc978d; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dc978d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.37:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.85:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc978d 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 #dc978d 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 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 #dc978d 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 #dc978d is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.