Dark salmon

#eb9271

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

This is Dark salmon, a strong orange at 16 degrees. 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 #eb9271, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eb9271
RGB235, 146, 113
HSL16, 75%, 68%
HSV16, 52%, 92%
CMYK0%, 38%, 52%, 8%
Lab69.05, 30.25, 31.59
XYZ47.52, 39.41, 20.73
Decimal15438449
Web safe#ff9966
Pantone1635 C
Pantone1635 CHex#eb9271Rgb235 146 113Cmyk0 38 52 8Lab69 30 32Darker#b44319Deep#e26232Lighter#f0c4b3

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 52, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eb9271 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 52 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 52 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.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #eb9271 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eb9271; }
.text { color: #eb9271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb9271; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #eb9271 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.88:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eb9271 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 #eb9271 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 #eb9271 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

The figures for #eb9271 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 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.