Smoked 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 | #057f8d |
| Complementary Color | #72ebfa |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoked Salmon Color. The Poised Peach 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 Corally (#fea89f) for more energetic effect. Try Tart Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#72ebfa is the best complementary color to Smoked 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 #fa8072 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Salmon are #fa72a7 and #fac372. Thus found on the left and right of #fa8072 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tickle Me Pink and Rajah colors as they work well with Smoked Salmon.
The split-complementary Smoked Salmon palette consists of #72a8fa and #72fac4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72ebfa). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fa8072, 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 #fa8072 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 Smoked Salmon. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoked Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Sulu, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fa8072 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. Smoked Salmon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#72ebfa) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72fa80 and #fa72ec.
In a RGB color space, hex #fa8072 is made of 51% red, 26% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Smoked Salmon has a hue angle of 6.18°, a saturation of 93.15% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fa8072 is made of 0% cyan, 47.84% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #fa8072 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,128,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 26%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.84, 53.33, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(6.18,93.15%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.18,54.4%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26,45.234,29.0867) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1808,36.9772,20.4121) |