Dark salmon

#f38f77

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. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #f38f77, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f38f77

RGB243, 143, 119

HSL12, 84%, 71%

HSV12, 51%, 95%

CMYK0%, 41%, 51%, 5%

Lab69.49, 35.43, 29.09

XYZ50.11, 40.03, 22.54

Decimal15961975

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone170 C

Shades of dark salmon

#f07659 #ee5d3a #eb441c #d33813 #b43010 #96280d #77200b #591808 #3b1005 #1c0702

Tints of dark salmon

#f49983 #f5a38f #f6ad9b #f7b6a7 #f8c0b3 #f9cabf #fad4cb #fbded7 #fce8e3 #fef1ef

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#77dbf3 Analogous#f3779d Analogous#f3cd77 Triadic#77f38f Triadic#8f77f3 Split complementary#77f3cd Split complementary#779df3

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, 41, 51, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f38f77 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 51 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 51 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #f38f77 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f38f77; }
.text { color: #f38f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f38f77; }

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 #f38f77 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f38f77 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f38f77 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f38f77 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #f38f77 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.