Dark salmon

#de986c

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 balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #de986c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de986c

RGB222, 152, 108

HSL23, 63%, 65%

HSV23, 51%, 87%

CMYK0%, 32%, 51%, 13%

Lab68.8, 21.44, 33.66

XYZ44.06, 39.07, 19.41

Decimal14588012

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone472 C

Shades of dark salmon

#d98754 #d3763b #c4672c #ac5a27 #934d21 #7b401c #623416 #4a2711 #311a0b #190d06

Tints of dark salmon

#e1a179 #e4ab86 #e7b494 #eabda1 #edc6ae #f0d0bb #f3d9c9 #f6e2d6 #f9ece3 #fcf5f0

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#6cb2de Analogous#de6c79 Analogous#ded16c Triadic#6cde98 Triadic#986cde Split complementary#6cded1 Split complementary#6c79de

Dark 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, 32, 51, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de986c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 51 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 51 19

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 #de986c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de986c; }
.text { color: #de986c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de986c; }

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 #de986c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de986c 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 #de986c 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 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 #de986c 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

Every value on this page for #de986c is computed, not guessed. 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.