Salmon

#ee6961

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

This is Salmon, a vivid red sitting at 3 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 #ee6961, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ee6961

RGB238, 105, 97

HSL3, 81%, 66%

HSV3, 59%, 93%

CMYK0%, 56%, 59%, 7%

Lab60.91, 50.75, 30.01

XYZ42.47, 29.14, 14.7

Decimal15624545

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone178 C

Shades of salmon

#eb4f46 #e8352a #dc2318 #c11e15 #a51a12 #8a160f #6e110c #530d09 #370906 #1c0403

Tints of salmon

#f0766f #f1847d #f3918c #f49f9a #f6aca8 #f7bab6 #f9c7c4 #fad5d3 #fce2e1 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#61e6ee Analogous#ee61a0 Analogous#eeb061 Triadic#61ee69 Triadic#6961ee Split complementary#61eeaf Split complementary#61a0ee

Salmon in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 56, 59, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ee6961 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 56 59 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 56 58 13

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 #ee6961 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ee6961; }
.text { color: #ee6961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee6961; }

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 #ee6961 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ee6961 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 #ee6961 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 #ee6961 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

Here is how the numbers for #ee6961 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.