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Salmon color: #fa8072

Salmon is #fa8072, rgb(250, 128, 114) in RGB and oklch(73.5% 0.15151 28.06) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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6°
100%

73.5%
0.152
28°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • red-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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Questions about Salmon

What is the hex code for Salmon?

The hex code for Salmon is #fa8072. In RGB it is rgb(250, 128, 114), in HSL hsl(6.18, 93.15%, 71.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.5% 0.15151 28.06).

What colors go well with Salmon?

Its complementary color is #00c1d9. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #f37da9 and #ef8e38. Ready palettes with Salmon are shown on this page.

Is Salmon a warm or cool color?

Salmon is a warm color with an OKLCH hue of 28 degrees.

What text color is readable on Salmon?

Black text is more readable on Salmon: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #fa8072

#fa8072 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Smoked Salmon (#fa8072). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa8072 mixed with white

  1. fa8072

Darker: #fa8072 mixed with black

  1. fa8072

Calmer: #fa8072 with less saturation

  1. fa8072

Similar named colors

  • Smoked Salmon#fa8072

Colors that go with #fa8072

Complementary
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split
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