Salmon

#FF796C

Salmon #FF796C

Shades of Salmon

#FF776B

#E26A5F

#C65C53

#AA4F47

#8D423B

#71352F

#552723

#381A17

#1C0D0B

#000000

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Tints of Salmon

#FF776B

#FF867B

#FF958B

#FFA49C

#FFB3AC

#FFC2BD

#FFD1CD

#FFE0DE

#FFEFEE

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Salmon

#FF776B

#F67E73

#EE857B

#E68B83

#DE928B

#D59994

#CDA09C

#C5A7A4

#BDAEAC

#B5B5B5

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What color is Salmon

Salmon is a light medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Salmon is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Salmon

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Salmon is #FF796C.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Salmon has 100%% Red, 47% Green, and 42% Blue.
Salmon has 5° Hue, 58% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Salmon has 5° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 71% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Salmon has 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 58% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#FF796C

RGB

(255, 121, 108)

(100%, 47%, 42%)

HSV

(5°, 58, 100)

(1%, 58%, 100%)

HSL

(5°, 99, 71)

(1%, 99%, 71%)

CMYK

(0, 53, 58, 0)

(0%, 53%, 58%, 0%)

How does Salmon contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Salmon is 36%, which is medium high.
Salmon has a higher contrast with black than white. Salmon and black have a 8.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Salmon and white have a 2.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

36%

AAA (8.2)

insufficient (2.6)

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What colors go with Salmon

Summer

#602C26

#958138

#FF796C

#D0BA6A

#FFF0EE

Winter

#644265

#8B6595

#FF796C

#D5C8CF

#FFD4D3

Spring

#602C26

#85805A

#FF796C

#DDDEAC

#FFE3E1

Analogous

#691A13

#DE4638

#FF796C

#F5D9D6

#E5BCB9

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How to mix Salmon paint

To mix Salmon paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Yellow, 55% Red, 42% White, as shown below.

Yellow

3%

Red

55%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

42%

To mix Salmon paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 27% Magenta, 30% Yellow, 42% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

27%

Yellow

30%

Black

0%

White

42%

What colors are similar to Salmon

Colors similar to Salmon are: Bittersweet, Coral Pink, Basket Ball Orange, Light Coral, and Pinkish Orange. Bittersweet is brighter and darker than Salmon. Coral Pink is paler than Salmon. Basket Ball Orange is more orange and brighter than Salmon. Light Coral is more red and paler than Salmon. Pinkish Orange is more orange and brighter and darker than Salmon.

Bittersweet

#FE6F5E

brighter,

darker

Coral Pink

#F88379

paler

Basket Ball Orange

#F88158

more orange,

brighter

Light Coral

#F08080

more red,

paler

Pinkish Orange

#FF724C

more orange,

brighter,

darker