Salmon color: #fa8072
The Salmon color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.
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- Red
- Light
- Vivid
- Warm
- red-400
- Black 2%
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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°.
Looks the same on every 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.