Salmon (#fa8072) is a light, vivid red. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: salmon as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(250, 128, 114); in HSL, hsl(6, 93%, 71%).
| Hex | #fa8072 |
|---|---|
| CSS name | salmon |
| RGB | rgb(250, 128, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 93%, 71%) |
| CMYK | 0%, 49%, 54%, 2% |
| CSS example | color: #fa8072; background-color: rgb(250, 128, 114); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #fa8072 background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 2.50:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Black text (#000000) | 8.40:1 | AAA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #fa8072:
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