Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Salmon Pink

Salmon Pink is a pastel red color with HEX #FF91A4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 145, 164, HSL 350, 100%, 78%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#FF91A4 red warm pastel
HEX #FF91A4
RGB rgb(255, 145, 164)
HSL hsl(350 100% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 36, 0)
Luminance 0.4419
Contrast Black 9.84:1White 2.13:1

CSS Utilities

--color-salmon-pink: #FF91A4;
.bg-salmon-pink { background-color: #FF91A4; }
.text-salmon-pink { color: #FF91A4; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4419
Black text9.84:1AA Pass
White text2.13:1AA 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": "#FF91A4",
  "rgb": [
    255,
    145,
    164
  ],
  "hsl": [
    350,
    100,
    78
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    43,
    36,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4419,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.84,
    "white": 2.13
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#8FFFEC",
  "analogous": [
    "#FF8FDA",
    "#FFB48F"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#A2FF8F",
    "#8FA2FF"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#DAFF8F",
    "#8FFFEC",
    "#B48FFF"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#8FFFB4",
    "#8FDAFF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFEBEE",
    "#FF91A4",
    "#FF3355"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFEBEE",
  "dark": "#FF3355",
  "saturated": "#FF8FA2",
  "desaturated": "#F39BAA",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFB8C4"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
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    "#8FFFEC",
    "#FF8FDA",
    "#FFB48F"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#F39BAA",
    "#FFEBEE"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFEBEE",
    "#F39BAA"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "soft-coral",
    "lotus-pink",
    "pastel-coral",
    "salmon-rose"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "flamingo-pink-vs-salmon-pink",
    "salmon-pink-vs-soft-coral"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
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    "/wcag/salmon-pink",
    "/css/colors/salmon-pink",
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/salmon-rose",
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      "/compare/salmon-pink-vs-soft-coral",
      "/harmonies/salmon-pink",
      "/wcag/salmon-pink",
      "/css/colors/salmon-pink",
      "/hex/ff91a4"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "salmon-pink",
  "name": "Salmon Pink",
  "hex": "#FF91A4",
  "uses": [
    "branding accents",
    "editorial palettes",
    "product design"
  ],
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      "energy",
      "intensity",
      "attention"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "fashion",
      "food",
      "sports",
      "retail"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "low-stimulation wellness interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "warm",
    "pastel",
    "branding-accents",
    "editorial-palettes",
    "product-design",
    "energy",
    "intensity",
    "attention"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
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    145,
    164
  ],
  "hsl": [
    350,
    100,
    78
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    36,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4419,
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  },
  "harmonies": {
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      "#FF8FDA",
      "#FFB48F"
    ],
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      "#8FA2FF"
    ],
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      "#DAFF8F",
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      "#B48FFF"
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      "#8FFFB4",
      "#8FDAFF"
    ],
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      "#FFEBEE",
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      "#FF3355"
    ]
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    "dark": "#FF3355",
    "saturated": "#FF8FA2",
    "desaturated": "#F39BAA",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#FFB8C4"
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
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    "variable": "--color-salmon-pink: #FF91A4;",
    "utility": ".bg-salmon-pink { background-color: #FF91A4; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-salmon-pink { color: #FF91A4; }"
  },
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/css/colors/salmon-pink",
      "/hex/ff91a4"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#8FFFEC",
      "#FF8FDA",
      "#FFB48F"
    ],
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      "#F39BAA",
      "#FFEBEE"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#FFEBEE",
      "#F39BAA"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Salmon Pink Color

Salmon Pink sits in the red family with warm temperature and pastel visual character. Salmon Pink is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Salmon Pink is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Salmon Pink accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FF91A4.Salmon Pink CSS utilitiesUse Salmon Pink in CSS variables and utility classes.#FF91A4 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Salmon Pink paletteOpen the generated palette based on Salmon Pink.Salmon Pink harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Salmon Pink against black and white text.

Black text9.84:1AA Pass
White text2.13:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Flamingo Pink#FC8EAC
Soft Coral#F7A8A8
Lotus Pink#F4A7B9
Pastel Coral#FFB3A7
Salmon Rose#E7968B

Color Harmonies

#8FFFEC#8FFFEC
#FF8FDA#FF8FDA
#FFB48F#FFB48F
#A2FF8F#A2FF8F
#8FA2FF#8FA2FF
Open full Salmon Pink harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FFEBEE#FFEBEE
#FF3355#FF3355
#FF8FA2#FF8FA2
#F39BAA#F39BAA
White#FFFFFF
#FFB8C4#FFB8C4

Pairings

Black#000000
#8FFFEC#8FFFEC
#FF8FDA#FF8FDA
#FFB48F#FFB48F
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5