Salmon

#e27661

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Salmon color values

Every conversion for #e27661, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e27661

RGB226, 118, 97

HSL10, 69%, 63%

HSV10, 57%, 89%

CMYK0%, 48%, 57%, 11%

Lab61.64, 40.02, 30.6

XYZ40.0, 29.99, 14.99

Decimal14841441

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone170 C

Shades of salmon

#dd6148 #d94b30 #c73f24 #ae3720 #952f1b #7d2717 #642012 #4b180e #331009 #1a0805

Tints of salmon

#e5826f #e78f7e #ea9b8c #eca89a #efb4a8 #f2c0b7 #f4cdc5 #f7d9d3 #fae6e2 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#61cde2 Analogous#e2618c Analogous#e2b661 Triadic#61e276 Triadic#7661e2 Split complementary#61e2b7 Split complementary#618ce2

Salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 48, 57, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e27661 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 48 57 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 48 56 17

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 #e27661 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e27661; }
.text { color: #e27661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e27661; }

How salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e27661 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e27661 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 #e27661 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 #e27661 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 #e27661 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.