salmon — #FA8072
#FA8072
rgb(250, 128, 114) · hsl(6, 93%, 71%) · CSS keyword salmon
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| salmon on white | 2.5:1 | — | — |
| salmon on black | 8.4:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, salmon takes black text: 8.4:1 against 2.5:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Where the name comes from
The colour of the fish’s flesh rather than its skin.
Using it
color: salmon;
color: #fa8072;
color: rgb(250 128 114);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to salmon
- lightcoral — #F08080
- coral — #FF7F50
- darksalmon — #E9967A
- palevioletred — #DB7093
- lightsalmon — #FFA07A
- tomato — #FF6347
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for salmon?
The hex code for salmon is #FA8072 — RGB 250, 128, 114.
Can I use salmon for text?
Not on a white background. salmon reaches only 2.5:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on salmon be black or white?
Black — 8.4:1 against 2.5:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- sandybrown — #F4A460
- seagreen — #2E8B57
- seashell — #FFF5EE
- sienna — #A0522D
- silver — #C0C0C0
- skyblue — #87CEEB
- slateblue — #6A5ACD
- slategray — #708090
- snow — #FFFAFA
- springgreen — #00FF7F
- steelblue — #4682B4
- tan — #D2B48C
#FA8072 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference