Dark Salmon Color

#c85a53

Dark Salmon is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #37a5ac
Complementary Color #52c1c8
Color Shade: mid red (3.59° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.49% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Salmon Color Sample
Dark Salmon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c85a53

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Salmon Color. The Lei Flower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Masoho Red (#d57c6b) for more energetic effect. Try Pesto Rosso as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#52c1c8 is the best complementary color to Dark Salmon. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c85a53 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c85286 and #c89452. Thus found on the left and right of #c85a53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Tussock colors as they work well with Dark Salmon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Salmon palette consists of #5286c8 and #52c894 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#52c1c8). Try Danube and Emerald colors in combination with #c85a53, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c85a53 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Salmon. Thus Indigo and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c85a53 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Salmon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#52c1c8) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52c859 and #c852c0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c85a53 is made of 54% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Salmon has a hue angle of 3.59°, a saturation of 51.54% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c85a53 is made of 0% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c85a53
RGB Decimal rgb(200,90,83)
RGB Percentage 54%, 24%, 22%
CMYK 0, 43.14, 45.88, 21.57
HSL hsl(3.59,51.54%,55.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.59,58.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.0808,43.2981,25.505)
XYZ xyz(29.0369,20.2162,10.5553)
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