Colors

#FA8072

Salmon

Salmon is #FA8072. In CSS you can write it as the keyword salmon. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#FA8072
RGB
rgb(250, 128, 114)
HSL
hsl(6,93%,71%)
HSV
hsv(6, 54%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,49,54,2)
OKLCH
oklch(73.5% 0.152 28.1)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#FB998E

20% white

#FCB3AA

40% white

#FDCCC7

60% white

#FEE6E3

80% white

Shades

#C8665B

20% black

#964D44

40% black

#64332E

60% black

#321A17

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Salmon. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#FA7E70

#70ECFA

#F3C9C4

#C4EEF3

#C3655B

Analogous

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#FA70A7

#FA7E70

#FAC370

#ECFA70

#F07BE4

Triadic

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#FA7E70

#70FA7E

#7E70FA

#C4F3C9

#685BDC

Split Complementary

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#FA7E70

#70FAC3

#70A7FA

#F5DEDB

#5BB9C3

Monochromatic

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#620D04

#AC1706

#F62109

#F96353

#FBA69D

Tetradic

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#FA7E70

#A7FA70

#70ECFA

#C370FA

#CEEEB9

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.50:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 8.40:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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