Dark salmon

#e8956a

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 #e8956a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8956a

RGB232, 149, 106

HSL20, 73%, 66%

HSV20, 54%, 91%

CMYK0%, 36%, 54%, 9%

Lab69.25, 26.89, 35.54

XYZ46.63, 39.69, 18.84

Decimal15242602

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone163 C

Shades of dark salmon

#e4824f #e06f35 #d55e21 #ba531d #a04719 #853b15 #6a2f10 #50230c #351808 #1b0c04

Tints of dark salmon

#ea9e77 #eca885 #eeb192 #f0bb9f #f2c4ad #f4ceba #f6d7c7 #f8e1d5 #fbeae2 #fdf4f0

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#6abde8 Analogous#e86a7e Analogous#e8d46a Triadic#6ae895 Triadic#956ae8 Split complementary#6ae8d4 Split complementary#6a7ee8

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 36, 54, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8956a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 54 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 54 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #e8956a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8956a; }
.text { color: #e8956a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8956a; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e8956a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8956a 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 #e8956a 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 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 #e8956a 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #e8956a 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.