ORANGE

Salmon

#FA8072

Conversions

HEX#FA8072

RGBrgb(250, 128, 114)

HSLhsl(6, 93%, 71%)

HSVhsv(6, 54%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%)

Copy CSS

color: #fa8072;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(250, 128, 114);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(6, 93%, 71%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.50 : 1

On ink blackPass · 7.65 : 1

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About Salmon

Salmon is the hex color #FA8072, which translates to rgb(250, 128, 114) in RGB and hsl(6, 93%, 71%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 6 degrees, with a saturation of 93 percent and a lightness of 71 percent. That combination gives Salmon a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Salmon compares

Salmon is exactly the CSS keyword salmon, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-400 (#FF6467), at a distance of 14.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Coral Pink at 3.8. Sorted by lightness, Salmon is number 17 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Salmon

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Salmon, led by Ink black at 7.65:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Salmon already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Salmon. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.50:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.12:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Salmon

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Salmon for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Salmon

Format	Value
HEX	#FA8072
RGB	rgb(250, 128, 114)
HSL	hsl(6, 93%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(6, 54%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%)
OKLCH	oklch(73.50% 0.1515 28.06)
CIELAB	lab(67.26 45.23 29.09)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.