What colors go well with salmon?

Salmon pairs with its complementary colour #72ECFA and its triad partners. See the auto-generated palettes on this page, or use the colour picker's harmony tool.

Salmon Color — Hex Code #FA8072, RGB, Palettes & CSS

Q: What is the hex code for salmon?

Salmon is commonly #FA8072, which is rgb(250, 128, 114). Like most descriptive colour names it covers a small range, but this is a widely used value.

Salmon colour codes

Hex

#FA8072

RGB

rgb(250, 128, 114)

HSL

hsl(6, 93%, 71%)

HSV

hsv(6, 54%, 98%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.73 0.15 28)

CMYK

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

Complementary palette

Salmon with its opposite on the colour wheel.

#FA8072

rgb(250, 128, 114)

#72ECFA

rgb(114, 236, 250)

Triad palette

Salmon with two evenly-spaced partners.

#FA8072

rgb(250, 128, 114)

#72FA80

rgb(114, 250, 128)

#8072FA

rgb(128, 114, 250)

Monochromatic palette

Lighter and darker versions of salmon at the same hue.

#7D4039

rgb(125, 64, 57)

#AF5A50

rgb(175, 90, 80)

#E17367

rgb(225, 115, 103)

#FF8374

rgb(255, 131, 116)

Lighter tints

Salmon toward white.

#FA8072

rgb(250, 128, 114)

#FB9286

rgb(251, 146, 134)

#FBA49A

rgb(251, 164, 154)

#FCB6AE

rgb(252, 182, 174)

#FDC9C3

rgb(253, 201, 195)

#FEDBD7

rgb(254, 219, 215)

#FEEDEB

rgb(254, 237, 235)

#FFFFFF

rgb(255, 255, 255)

Darker shades

Salmon toward black.

#FA8072

rgb(250, 128, 114)

#D66E62

rgb(214, 110, 98)

#B35B51

rgb(179, 91, 81)

#8F4941

rgb(143, 73, 65)

#6B3731

rgb(107, 55, 49)

#472521

rgb(71, 37, 33)

#241210

rgb(36, 18, 16)

#000000

rgb(0, 0, 0)

About salmon

A warm pinkish-orange named after the fish. Soft and inviting, it works as a friendly accent. The value shown here (#FA8072) is a widely used representation — descriptive colour names like this cover a small range rather than one fixed code, so feel free to nudge it in the colour picker to suit your project.

Palettes that work with salmon

The complementary colour (#72ECFA) sits opposite salmon on the wheel for high contrast, while the triad spreads three balanced hues. For subtle, layered designs the monochromatic set keeps the same hue at different lightness. All are generated automatically above — click any swatch to copy.

Using salmon in your design

For CSS, paste #FA8072 or the oklch(0.73 0.15 28) value, or download the ready-made salmon.css file above — it includes a full 50–950 token scale. Always check contrast before using salmon behind text.

What is the hex code for salmon?

Salmon is commonly #FA8072 (rgb(250, 128, 114)). It covers a small range, but this is a widely used value.

What colours go well with salmon?

Its complementary colour #72ECFA and the triad/monochromatic palettes shown above. Use the picker's harmony tool to explore more.

Salmon colour

Salmon colour codes

Complementary palette

Triad palette

Monochromatic palette

Lighter tints

Darker shades

About salmon

Palettes that work with salmon

Using salmon in your design

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