Salmon Rose (#E7968B)

The hex code for Salmon Rose is #E7968B. It is rgb(231, 150, 139) in RGB, hsl(7, 66%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 9%) in CMYK — a light red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7968B

HEX#E7968B

RGBrgb(231, 150, 139)

HSLhsl(7, 66%, 73%)

HSVhsv(7, 40%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.1 28.1)

LABlab(70.32% 30.38 19.12)

LCHlch(70.32% 35.89 32.18)

Colors Closest to Salmon Rose

Salmon Rose is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

New York Pink#D7837FΔE 7.3 Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 9.3 Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 9.71 Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 9.96 Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 10.3 Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 10.73

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#E7968B Channel Values

How Salmon Rose breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 231 · G 150 · B 139	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 7° · S 66% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 7° · S 40% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 40% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Salmon Rose background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Salmon Rose

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Salmon Rose; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Salmon Rose

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Salmon Rose Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E7968B

Protanopia#A8A88A

Protanomaly#C4A18B

Deuteranopia#B6B688

Deuteranomaly#CCAA89

Tritanopia#E89595

Tritanomaly#E79591

Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #E7968B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--salmon-rose: #E7968B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7968B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'salmon-rose': '#E7968B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.588, blue: 0.545)

Android XML<color name="salmon_rose">#E7968B</color>

SVG fillfill="#E7968B"

More Red Colors

Salmon Rose sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e8b5b5 e7000b e95c4b e66771 e97451 e63e62 ea9090 e62828 eadcdc e62020 eb0000 e60039 f5d6d6 fe2712 ff4040 ff9999 ffdbe1 3d1010 651a1a 801818 9c2542 b30000 c83f49 da8686

#E7968B Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Salmon Rose?

The hex code for Salmon Rose is #E7968B. That is rgb(231, 150, 139) in RGB, hsl(7, 66%, 73%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #E7968B?

#E7968B is rgb(231, 150, 139) — red 231, green 150, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7968B?

#E7968B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7968B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7968B scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7968B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7968B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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