Salmon

#fc795e

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 10 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 #fc795e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc795e

RGB252, 121, 94

HSL10, 96%, 68%

HSV10, 63%, 99%

CMYK0%, 52%, 63%, 1%

Lab65.89, 47.96, 38.36

XYZ49.0, 35.18, 14.8

Decimal16546142

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone170 C

Shades of salmon

#fb5f3f #fb4520 #f72e05 #d82804 #b92203 #9a1d03 #7b1702 #5c1102 #3d0b01 #1e0601

Tints of salmon

#fc856c #fd917b #fd9d89 #fda997 #fdb5a6 #fec1b4 #fecdc2 #fed9d1 #fee4df #fff0ed

Colors that go with salmon

Complementary#5ee1fc Analogous#fc5e92 Analogous#fcc85e Triadic#5efc79 Triadic#795efc Split complementary#5efcc8 Split complementary#5e92fc

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, 52, 63, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc795e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 52 63 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 52 62 7

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 #fc795e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc795e; }
.text { color: #fc795e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc795e; }

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 #fc795e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc795e 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 #fc795e 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 #fc795e 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

Every value on this page for #fc795e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.