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Named color

Dark Salmon

Dark Salmon color #E9967A: RGB 233, 150, 122 and HSL 15°, 72%, 70%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#E9967A orange warm vibrant
HEX #E9967A
RGB rgb(233, 150, 122)
HSL hsl(15 72% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 48, 9)
Luminance 0.4054
Contrast Black 9.11:1White 2.31:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-dark-salmon: #E9967A;
.bg-dark-salmon { background-color: #E9967A; }
.text-dark-salmon { color: #E9967A; }
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Color meaning and use

About Dark Salmon Color

Dark Salmon uses HEX #E9967A, RGB 233, 150, 122, and HSL 15°, 72%, 70%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.4054; black contrast is 9.11:1 and white contrast is 2.31:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Dark Salmon against black and white text.

Black text9.11:1AA Pass
White text2.31:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Dark Salmon Color Reference Infographic

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Color Harmonies

#7BCEEA#7BCEEA#EA7B97#EA7B97#EACE7B#EACE7B#7BEA97#7BEA97#977BEA#977BEA
Open full Dark Salmon harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F6D5CA#F6D5CA#DD592C#DD592C#FA8F6B#FA8F6B#D99F8C#D99F8C#FAEFEB#FAEFEB#FFAB8F#FFAB8F

Pairings

Black#000000#7BCEEA#7BCEEA#EA7B97#EA7B97#EACE7B#EACE7BMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4054
Black text9.11:1AA Pass
White text2.31:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#E9967A",
  "rgb": [
    233,
    150,
    122
  ],
  "hsl": [
    15,
    72,
    70
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    36,
    48,
    9
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4054,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.11,
    "white": 2.31
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#7BCEEA",
  "analogous": [
    "#EA7B97",
    "#EACE7B"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#7BEA97",
    "#977BEA"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#97EA7B",
    "#7BCEEA",
    "#CE7BEA"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#7BEACE",
    "#7B97EA"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#F6D5CA",
    "#E9967A",
    "#DD592C"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F6D5CA",
  "dark": "#DD592C",
  "saturated": "#FA8F6B",
  "desaturated": "#D99F8C",
  "pastel": "#FAEFEB",
  "neon": "#FFAB8F"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#7BCEEA",
    "#EA7B97",
    "#EACE7B"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#D99F8C",
    "#F6D5CA"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#F6D5CA",
    "#D99F8C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "salmon-rose",
    "light-coral",
    "light-salmon",
    "salmon",
    "sandy-brown"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "dark-salmon"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-salmon-vs-light-coral",
    "dark-salmon-vs-salmon-rose",
    "light-salmon-vs-dark-salmon",
    "sandy-brown-vs-dark-salmon"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/dark-salmon",
    "/wcag/dark-salmon",
    "/css/colors/dark-salmon",
    "/hex/e9967a",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/dark-salmon"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/light-coral",
      "/colors/light-salmon",
      "/colors/salmon",
      "/colors/sandy-brown",
      "/compare/dark-salmon-vs-light-coral",
      "/compare/dark-salmon-vs-salmon-rose",
      "/compare/light-salmon-vs-dark-salmon",
      "/compare/sandy-brown-vs-dark-salmon",
      "/harmonies/dark-salmon",
      "/wcag/dark-salmon",
      "/css/colors/dark-salmon",
      "/hex/e9967a",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "dark-salmon",
  "name": "Dark Salmon",
  "cssName": "darksalmon",
  "hex": "#E9967A",
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "darksalmon"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    233,
    150,
    122
  ],
  "hsl": [
    15,
    72,
    70
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    36,
    48,
    9
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4054,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.11,
    "white": 2.31
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#7BCEEA",
    "analogous": [
      "#EA7B97",
      "#EACE7B"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#7BEA97",
      "#977BEA"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#97EA7B",
      "#7BCEEA",
      "#CE7BEA"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#7BEACE",
      "#7B97EA"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#F6D5CA",
      "#E9967A",
      "#DD592C"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#F6D5CA",
    "dark": "#DD592C",
    "saturated": "#FA8F6B",
    "desaturated": "#D99F8C",
    "pastel": "#FAEFEB",
    "neon": "#FFAB8F"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-dark-salmon: #E9967A;",
    "utility": ".bg-dark-salmon { background-color: #E9967A; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-dark-salmon { color: #E9967A; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "salmon-rose",
    "light-coral",
    "light-salmon",
    "salmon",
    "sandy-brown"
  ],
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    "dark-salmon"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-salmon-vs-light-coral",
    "dark-salmon-vs-salmon-rose",
    "light-salmon-vs-dark-salmon",
    "sandy-brown-vs-dark-salmon"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/dark-salmon",
    "/wcag/dark-salmon",
    "/css/colors/dark-salmon",
    "/hex/e9967a",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/dark-salmon"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/salmon-rose",
      "/colors/light-coral",
      "/colors/light-salmon",
      "/colors/salmon",
      "/colors/sandy-brown",
      "/compare/dark-salmon-vs-light-coral",
      "/compare/dark-salmon-vs-salmon-rose",
      "/compare/light-salmon-vs-dark-salmon",
      "/compare/sandy-brown-vs-dark-salmon",
      "/harmonies/dark-salmon",
      "/wcag/dark-salmon",
      "/css/colors/dark-salmon",
      "/hex/e9967a",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#7BCEEA",
      "#EA7B97",
      "#EACE7B"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#D99F8C",
      "#F6D5CA"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#F6D5CA",
      "#D99F8C"
    ]
  }
}
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