Salmon

#eb7c62

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

This is Salmon, a strong red sitting at 11 degrees on the wheel. 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 #eb7c62, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eb7c62

RGB235, 124, 98

HSL11, 77%, 65%

HSV11, 58%, 92%

CMYK0%, 47%, 58%, 8%

Lab64.13, 40.45, 33.46

XYZ43.67, 32.96, 15.62

Decimal15432802

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone170 C

Shades of salmon

#e86647 #e44f2c #d73f1b #bc3718 #a12f15 #862711 #6c200e #51180a #361007 #1b0803

Tints of salmon

#ed8870 #ef947e #f09f8c #f2ab9a #f4b7a9 #f6c3b7 #f8cec5 #f9dad3 #fbe6e1 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#62d1eb Analogous#eb628c Analogous#ebc162 Triadic#62eb7c Triadic#7c62eb Split complementary#62ebc1 Split complementary#628ceb

Salmon in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 47, 58, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eb7c62 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 47 58 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 47 57 14

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Salmon in css

Copy #eb7c62 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eb7c62; }
.text { color: #eb7c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb7c62; }

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 #eb7c62 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eb7c62 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 #eb7c62 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 #eb7c62 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 #eb7c62 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.