Dark Salmon (#E9967A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.31:1 — vs black: 9.11:1

Color values

  • HEX #E9967A
  • RGB rgb(233, 150, 122)
  • HSL hsl(15, 71%, 69%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 36, 48, 9 )
  • Websafe #FF9966

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E9967A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Salmon
#E9967A Base
#7ACDE9
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Salmon
#E9967A Base
#E97A95
#E9CD7A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Salmon
#E9967A Base
#7AE996
#967AE9
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Salmon
#E9967A Base
#7AE9CD
#7A95E9
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Salmon
#E9967A Base
#95E97A
#7ACDE9
#CD7AE9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Salmon
#E9967A Base
#AD411D
#DE6238
#E37A57
#EFB29D
#F4CABC
#FBEEE9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Salmon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160804
#4E1D0D
#873316
#BF4820
#E06941
Dark Salmon #E9967A Base
#EDA890
#F0B9A6
#F4CBBD
#F8DCD3
#FBEEE9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E9967A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E9967A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E9967A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E9967A;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E9967A,
        #7ACDE9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E9967A,
        #7ACDE9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-salmon: #E9967A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-salmon-r: 233;
$dark-salmon-g: 150;
$dark-salmon-b: 122;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-salmon;
    color: rgba($dark-salmon-r, $dark-salmon-g, $dark-salmon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Salmon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E9967A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B3B377 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A2A27B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #EB9393 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #ABABAB Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Salmon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Salmon #E9967A Base
Pale Copper #DA8A67 ΔE 4.63
Light Salmon #FFA07A ΔE 4.70
Vivid Tangerine #FFA089 ΔE 4.77
Salmon #FF8C69 ΔE 5.13

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.