Dark salmon

#df8a5c

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 confident warmth. 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 #df8a5c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df8a5c
RGB223, 138, 92
HSL21, 67%, 62%
HSV21, 59%, 87%
CMYK0%, 38%, 59%, 13%
Lab65.47, 28.03, 38.03
XYZ41.45, 34.64, 14.63
Decimal14649948
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone1575 C
Pantone1575 CHex#df8a5cRgb223 138 92Cmyk0 38 59 13Lab65 28 38Darker#90451cDeep#cc6128Lighter#e7b69c

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 59, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df8a5c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 59 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 58 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 #df8a5c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df8a5c; }
.text { color: #df8a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df8a5c; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #df8a5c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df8a5c 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 #df8a5c 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 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 #df8a5c 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 #df8a5c is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.