Dark salmon

#ffa396

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

Dark salmon is a light red that reads open. 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 #ffa396, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffa396
RGB255, 163, 150
HSL7, 100%, 79%
HSV7, 41%, 100%
CMYK0%, 36%, 41%, 0%
Lab75.86, 32.6, 21.0
XYZ59.84, 49.66, 35.28
Decimal16753558
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1625 C
Pantone1625 CHex#ffa396Rgb255 163 150Cmyk0 36 41 0Lab76 33 21Darker#ff2607Deep#ff644fLighter#fde3df

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

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, 36, 41, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffa396 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 36 41 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 37 42 6
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 #ffa396 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffa396; }
.text { color: #ffa396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa396; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ffa396 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.92:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.93:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffa396 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 #ffa396 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 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 #ffa396 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

The figures for #ffa396 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.