Dark salmon

#ef8969

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

This is Dark salmon, a vivid red sitting at 14 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.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #ef8969, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef8969

RGB239, 137, 105

HSL14, 81%, 67%

HSV14, 56%, 94%

CMYK0%, 43%, 56%, 6%

Lab67.47, 35.85, 34.0

XYZ47.09, 37.26, 18.07

Decimal15698281

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of dark salmon

#ec734d #e95c30 #e24818 #c63f15 #a93612 #8d2d0f #71240c #541b09 #381206 #1c0903

Tints of dark salmon

#f09476 #f29e84 #f3a991 #f5b39f #f6beac #f8c8b9 #f9d3c7 #faddd4 #fce8e1 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#69cfef Analogous#ef698c Analogous#efcc69 Triadic#69ef89 Triadic#8969ef Split complementary#69efcc Split complementary#698cef

Dark 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, 43, 56, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef8969 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 56 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 56 12

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 #ef8969 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef8969; }
.text { color: #ef8969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef8969; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ef8969 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef8969 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 #ef8969 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 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 #ef8969 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

Here is how the numbers for #ef8969 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.