Dark salmon

#ecb8a6

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

Dark salmon is a light orange with relaxed warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #ecb8a6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecb8a6
RGB236, 184, 166
HSL15, 65%, 79%
HSV15, 30%, 93%
CMYK0%, 22%, 30%, 7%
Lab78.96, 16.26, 16.34
XYZ58.62, 54.87, 43.58
Decimal15513766
Web safe#ffcc99
Pantone487 C
Pantone487 CHex#ecb8a6Rgb236 184 166Cmyk0 22 30 7Lab79 16 16Darker#d35a30Deep#df896bLighter#f7e8e2

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, 22, 30, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecb8a6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 22 30 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 24 32 13
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 #ecb8a6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecb8a6; }
.text { color: #ecb8a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecb8a6; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ecb8a6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.75:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
11.97:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecb8a6 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 #ecb8a6 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 #ecb8a6 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 #ecb8a6 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.