Dark salmon

#f59a8b

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 8 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. 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 #f59a8b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f59a8b

RGB245, 154, 139

HSL8, 84%, 75%

HSV8, 43%, 96%

CMYK0%, 37%, 43%, 4%

Lab72.49, 32.38, 22.2

XYZ53.87, 44.39, 30.15

Decimal16095883

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone1625 C

Shades of dark salmon

#f27e6a #ef614a #ed4529 #df3013 #bf2910 #9e220e #7e1b0b #5d1408 #3d0d05 #1c0602

Tints of dark salmon

#f6a395 #f7ab9f #f8b4a9 #f8bdb3 #f9c5bd #facec7 #fbd7d1 #fcdfdb #fde8e5 #fef1ef

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#8be6f5 Analogous#f58bb1 Analogous#f5cf8b Triadic#8bf59a Triadic#9a8bf5 Split complementary#8bf5cf Split complementary#8bb1f5

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, 37, 43, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f59a8b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 37 43 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 38 44 10

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 #f59a8b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f59a8b; }
.text { color: #f59a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f59a8b; }

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 #f59a8b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f59a8b 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 #f59a8b 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 #f59a8b 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 #f59a8b 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.