Dark salmon

#f18a70

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 12 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #f18a70, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f18a70
RGB241, 138, 112
HSL12, 82%, 69%
HSV12, 54%, 95%
CMYK0%, 43%, 54%, 5%
Lab68.06, 36.66, 30.99
XYZ48.29, 38.05, 20.13
Decimal15829616
Web safe#ff9966
Pantone170 C
Pantone170 CHex#f18a70Rgb241 138 112Cmyk0 43 54 5Lab68 37 31Darker#bf3613Deep#eb552fLighter#f4c1b5

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark 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, 43, 54, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f18a70 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 43 54 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 54 11
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 #f18a70 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f18a70; }
.text { color: #f18a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f18a70; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f18a70 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.44:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.61:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f18a70 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 #f18a70 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 #f18a70 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

Every value on this page for #f18a70 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.