Dark Salmon

Dark Salmon is a light, saturated red-orange color with the hex code #E9967A (hue 15°, saturation 72%, lightness 70%). It is also the CSS named color darksalmon.

#E9967A

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Dark Salmon	`#E9967A`	233, 150, 122	15°, 72%, 70%	0, 36, 48, 9	75.1% 0.108 39

Contrast with white text 2.31:1, with black text 9.11:1 — use black text on Dark Salmon.

darksalmon is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: darksalmon works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#F8DCD3

#EDA992

#E27550

#C54A21

#833116

#42190B

Colors that go with Dark Salmon

Six color schemes built on Dark Salmon with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Big Chill (#7ECBE2), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Light Salmon (lightsalmon): Light Salmon (#FFA07A) is lighter than Dark Salmon (relative luminance 0.478 vs 0.405) and more saturated, with the same hue.
Salmon (CSS) (salmon): Salmon (CSS) (#FA8072) is darker than Dark Salmon (relative luminance 0.370 vs 0.405) and more saturated, with its hue 9° away.
Light Coral (lightcoral): Light Coral (#F08080) is darker than Dark Salmon (relative luminance 0.355 vs 0.405) and more saturated, with its hue 15° away.
Sandy Brown (sandybrown): Sandy Brown (#F4A460) is lighter than Dark Salmon (relative luminance 0.466 vs 0.405) and more saturated, with its hue 12° away.

Similar light orange colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Salmon?

#E9967A — RGB 233, 150, 122, HSL 15°, 72%, 70%.

Is Dark Salmon a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 15° on the color wheel.