What is the hex code for salmon?

Salmon is #FA8072. In RGB that is 250, 128, 114, and in HSL it is 6 degrees, 93 percent saturation, 71 percent lightness.

What is the CMYK value of salmon?

#FA8072 converts to CMYK 0, 49, 54, 2. CMYK is a print space, so a screen can only ever approximate how it will actually be inked.

Can I use salmon as a CSS color name?

Yes. salmon is a CSS color keyword, so you can write it as a name instead of a hex code and every modern browser will render exactly #FA8072.

Salmon

#FA8072

Salmon is the hex color #FA8072, with RGB values 250, 128, 114. It is a CSS color keyword, so browsers render it from the name alone, and its value is fixed by the CSS Color Module.

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#FA8072rgb(250, 128, 114) · hsl(6, 93%, 71%)

Hue6°

Brightness100%

Salmon color codes

Every value for #FA8072, ready to paste. Click any code to copy it.

Channel values for #FA8072 in each number base
Channel	Decimal	Share	Hex	Octal	Binary
Red	250	98.04%	FA	372	11111010
Green	128	50.2%	80	200	10000000
Blue	114	44.71%	72	162	01110010

The nearest web-safe color is #FF9966, from the 216-color palette browsers agreed on before displays could be trusted with more.

About salmon

A pale pinkish orange named after the flesh of the fish. It sits close enough to skin tones to be flattering and close enough to red to still read as warm.

Shades, tints and tones

Every step is generated from #FA8072. Click a swatch to copy its hex.

Shades of salmon

A shade is the base color with black mixed in. Shades read as deeper and more dramatic, and they are what you reach for when a color needs to recede or carry weight.

Tints of salmon

A tint is the base color with white mixed in. Tints turn pastel as they lighten, which makes them useful for backgrounds and for anything that has to sit behind text.

Tones of salmon

A tone is the base color with grey mixed in. Tones lose the shout without losing the hue, and they are usually what separates a considered palette from a loud one.

The salmon scale

The same color as the 50 to 950 ladder every CSS framework uses, with #FA8072 at 500. Click a step to copy its hex, or take the whole scale as variables for a design system.

Color schemes built on salmon

Harmonies are positions on the color wheel rather than matters of taste, which is why they keep working across very different designs.

Complementary

Two colors from opposite sides of the wheel. They make each other look more vivid, which is why the pairing is used for anything that needs to stand out.

Analogous

Three neighbours on the wheel. Nothing competes, so the result reads calm and settled, closer to how colour behaves in nature.

Split complementary

The base plus the two colors either side of its complement. It keeps most of the contrast while being much easier to balance.

Triadic

Three colors spaced evenly around the wheel. Strong and lively, and usually best with one dominant color and two accents.

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs, forming a rectangle on the wheel. The richest scheme available, and the hardest to keep from shouting.

Monochromatic

One hue at different lightness levels. Effortlessly cohesive, and the safest way to build a palette around a brand color.

Colors close to #FA8072

Near neighbours, for when this color is almost right. Each one shifts hue, saturation or lightness by a small step.

Salmon color palettes

Five-color palettes built around #FA8072, each following a different scheme. Click any swatch to copy it, or open the generator to build your own.

Analogous

Complementary

Triadic

Monochromatic

Open the palette generator to lock the colors you like and regenerate the rest.

Contrast and readability

Whether salmon works as text, and what to put on top of it when it is the background. Ratios follow WCAG 2.1, where 4.5 is the bar for body text and 3 for large text.

Salmon text on white background

2.5:1 · Poor

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Salmon text on black background

8.4:1 · Excellent

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Used the other way round, #FA8072 as a background takes #000000 text. That is the higher-contrast of the two, and it is what the tool picks automatically for any chrome sitting on your color.

Salmon reads better on a black background of the two. Contrast is a property of the pair, not of one color, so a color that fails here can still be perfectly usable against a different partner.

The red family

Salmon sits in the red family. Every named red in the library, with salmon first.

Name	Hex	RGB	HSL
Salmon is a CSS keyword is the color on this page	#FA8072	250, 128, 114	6, 93%, 71%
Red is a CSS keyword	#FF0000	255, 0, 0	0, 100%, 50%
Crimson is a CSS keyword	#DC143C	220, 20, 60	348, 83%, 47%
Maroon is a CSS keyword	#800000	128, 0, 0	0, 100%, 25%
Burgundy	#800020	128, 0, 32	345, 100%, 25%
Scarlet	#FF2400	255, 36, 0	8, 100%, 50%
Ruby	#E0115F	224, 17, 95	337, 86%, 47%
Cherry	#D2042D	210, 4, 45	348, 96%, 42%
Wine	#722F37	114, 47, 55	353, 42%, 32%
Blush	#DE5D83	222, 93, 131	342, 66%, 62%
Firebrick is a CSS keyword	#B22222	178, 34, 34	0, 68%, 42%
Indian red is a CSS keyword	#CD5C5C	205, 92, 92	0, 53%, 58%