Salmon Salt is calm, 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 | #186974 |
| Complementary Color | #8adbe7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Salt Color. The Salmon Glow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mettwurst (#df7163) for more energetic effect. Try Magnolia Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8adbe7 is the best complementary color to Salmon Salt. 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 #e7968b complementary color is Cornflower, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tonys Pink are #e78aae and #e7c48a. Thus found on the left and right of #e7968b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carissma and Gold Sand colors as they work well with Salmon Salt.
The split-complementary Salmon Salt palette consists of #8aade7 and #8ae7c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8adbe7). Try Portage and Riptide colors in combination with #e7968b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e7968b 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 Salmon Salt. Thus Dull Lavender and Granny Smith Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salmon Salt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Yellow Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7968b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salmon Salt tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8adbe7) and two others. The Granny Smith Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ae795 and #e78adc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7968b is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon Salt has a hue angle of 7.17°, a saturation of 65.71% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7968b is made of 0% cyan, 31.77% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #e7968b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,150,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 29%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.77, 36.08, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(7.17,65.71%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.17,39.83%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9411,29.1735,18.4414) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5215,40.6657,29.718) |