Steamed Salmon is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #177 |
| Complementary Color | #88edee |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Steamed Salmon Color. The Peach Tile color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wisley Pink (#f2a599) for more energetic effect. Try Coral Commander as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#88edee is the best complementary color to Steamed 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 #e88 complementary color is Spray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #e8b and #eb8. Thus found on the left and right of #e88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Steamed Salmon.
The split-complementary Steamed Salmon palette consists of #88baee and #8eb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88edee). Try Jordy Blue and White colors in combination with #e88, 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 #e88 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Steamed Salmon. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steamed Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spray, White, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #e88 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Steamed Salmon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#88edee) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Spray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e8 and #ee88ed.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee8888 is made of 47% red, 27% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Steamed Salmon has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee8888 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 40% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee8888 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,136,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 27%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 40, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(0,75%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,42.86%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.6973,38.8076,17.1434) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.508,37.563,27.9863) |