#FA8072Salmon is a light, vivid, fully saturated take on red. Colors in this range are commonly associated with energy, urgency and appetite, which makes salmon a natural fit for call-to-action buttons, sale badges and anywhere you need immediate attention.
Salmon is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on salmon hits 8.40:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.50:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of salmon sits at 186° — #70ECFA, close to mediumturquoise — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for salmon in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from salmon's position on the color wheel (hue 6°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix salmon toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how salmon performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Salmon | 2.50:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Salmon | 8.40:1 | AAA | AAA |
#C5C475#CCD576#F47879Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword salmon directly.
:root {
--salmon: #FA8072;
--salmon-rgb: 250, 128, 114;
--salmon-tint: #FCB9B1;
--salmon-shade: #8A463F;
}
.btn-salmon {
background: var(--salmon);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'salmon': {
DEFAULT: '#FA8072',
light: '#FCB9B1',
dark: '#8A463F',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.