Salmon

#df7e72

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

Salmon lands in the red band, mid and strong. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Salmon color values

Every conversion for #df7e72, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df7e72

RGB223, 126, 114

HSL7, 63%, 66%

HSV7, 49%, 87%

CMYK0%, 43%, 49%, 13%

Lab63.2, 36.21, 23.04

XYZ40.93, 31.82, 19.91

Decimal14646898

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone177 C

Shades of salmon

#d96759 #d45040 #c83e2d #af3728 #962f22 #7d271c #641f17 #4b1711 #32100b #190806

Tints of salmon

#e28a7f #e5958b #e8a198 #eaaca5 #edb8b1 #f0c3be #f3cfcb #f6dbd7 #f9e6e4 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#72d3df Analogous#df729c Analogous#dfb472 Triadic#72df7e Triadic#7e72df Split complementary#72dfb5 Split complementary#729cdf

Salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 49, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df7e72 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 49 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 49 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.

Salmon in css

Copy #df7e72 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df7e72; }
.text { color: #df7e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df7e72; }

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 #df7e72 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df7e72 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 #df7e72 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 #df7e72 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

The figures for #df7e72 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 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.