Salmon

#FA8072

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Information about Salmon color

#FA8072 - Salmon color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FA8072 ("Salmon") belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(250, 128, 114) (98% red, 50.2% green, 44.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 48 / 53 / 2 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #FA8072 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Coral Reef (#FD7C6E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Congo Pink (#F88379) and Glorious (#F07771).

The recipe behind #FA8072 is rgb(250, 128, 114), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FA8072 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. The name "Salmon" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Salmon color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Salmon color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

Salmon color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

Salmon color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

Salmon color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

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Salmon color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Salmon

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Salmon

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

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Alternatives to Salmon color

View adjacent and very similar colors.

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Nearest named colors to Salmon

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Coral Reef

#FD7C6E

Congo Pink

#F88379

Glorious

#F07771

Light Brilliant Scarlet

#FF7865

Soft Red

#F47174

Meat

#F9906F

Dawn

#FA7B62

Light Coral

#F08080

Light Brilliant Vermilion

#FF8B65

Eclipto Coral

#F97068

Begonia

#FA6E79

Geraldine

#E77B75

Salmon color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#FA8072 - Salmon color image

Salmon color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)

#FA8072 - Salmon color image

Salmon color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

#FA8072 - Salmon color image

Salmon color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)

#FA8072 - Salmon color image

Salmon color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#FA8072
RGB250, 128, 114
CMYK0, 48, 53, 2

HSL6°, 93%, 71%
HSL Precise6.176°, 93.151%, 71.373%
HSV6°, 54%, 98%
HSB6°, 54%, 98%

HEX IDFA8072
DECIMAL ID16416882
Name Length6

Color Family (Hue)Red
Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
Lightness FamilyVery Light

Percentage of Red in RGB98%
Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%

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