Salmon Color

HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#fa8072
Format Value
HEX #fa8072
RGB rgb(250, 128, 114)
HSL hsl(6.2, 93.2%, 71.4%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 48.8%, 54.4%, 2%)
HSV hsv(6.2, 54.4%, 98%)

salmon color harmonies

Tints & shades of salmon

Tints (lighter)

#fa8c7f #fb978c #fba398 #fcaea5 #fcbab2 #fdc5bf #fdd1cc #fedcd9 #fee8e5 #fff3f2

Shades (darker)

#e37468 #cd695d #b65d53 #9f5149 #88463e #723a34 #5b2f29 #44231f #2d1715 #170c0a

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 2.5:1 · Fail

The quick brown fox

On black · 8.4:1 · AAA

Recommended text color: #000000

Use salmon in code

CSS color: #fa8072;
SCSS $color: #fa8072;
Tailwind bg-[#fa8072]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.502, blue: 0.447, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#fa8072")
Flutter Color(0xFFFA8072)

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What is the HEX code for salmon?

The CSS color salmon in HEX format is #fa8072. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use salmon in CSS?

To apply salmon in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #fa8072;
  • Background: background-color: #fa8072;
  • Border: border-color: #fa8072;

What are all the color format values for salmon?

FormatValue
HEX#fa8072
RGBrgb(250, 128, 114)
HSLhsl(6.2, 93.2%, 71.4%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48.8%, 54.4%, 2%)

How do I convert salmon to HEX?

Select salmon from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #fa8072 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does salmon belong to?

salmon belongs to the red color family. It is a light, vivid color with HSL values: hue 6.2°, saturation 93.2%, lightness 71.4%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of salmon?

Lighter variant (lightness 86.4%): #fdc3bc. Darker variant (lightness 56.400000000000006%): #f73e28. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.