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 | #008693 |
| Complementary Color | #6cf2ff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Color. The Tomato Frog color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Flash in the Pan (#ff9977) for more calm effect. Try Upstream Salmon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6cf2ff is the best complementary color to 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 #ff796c complementary color is Aquamarine, 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 Bittersweet are #ff6ca8 and #ffc26c. Thus found on the left and right of #ff796c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Pink and Koromiko colors as they work well with Salmon.
The split-complementary Salmon palette consists of #6ca8ff and #6cffc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6cf2ff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff796c, 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 #ff796c 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. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff796c 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 tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6cf2ff) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush Pink – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6cff79 and #ff6cf2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff796c is made of 53% red, 25% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon has a hue angle of 5.31°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff796c is made of 0% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff796c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,121,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 25%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 52.55, 57.65, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(5.31,100%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.31,57.65%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.5333,49.9796,31.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7841,36.0175,18.4628) |