Dark salmon

#e9b1a3

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

This is Dark salmon, a strong red sitting at 12 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 #e9b1a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9b1a3
RGB233, 177, 163
HSL12, 61%, 78%
HSV12, 30%, 91%
CMYK0%, 24%, 30%, 9%
Lab76.93, 18.46, 15.07
XYZ55.94, 51.41, 41.63
Decimal15315363
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone487 C
Pantone487 CHex#e9b1a3Rgb233 177 163Cmyk0 24 30 9Lab77 18 15Darker#cc5031Deep#db8069Lighter#f5e3de

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 30, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9b1a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 24 30 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 26 32 15
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #e9b1a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9b1a3; }
.text { color: #e9b1a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9b1a3; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e9b1a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.86:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
11.28:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9b1a3 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 #e9b1a3 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 #e9b1a3 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 #e9b1a3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.