#FF796CSalmon (#FF796C) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 27°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.166. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF796C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 121, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 58%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.5 50 31.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.731 0.166 27) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Salmon shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff7463 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff7969 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ff796c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff7a6e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Salmon in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.56:1 and against black 8.2:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffedeb · #ffb3a9 · #ff796c · #c75147 · #983029 · #6c0a0b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffbe8b · #ff9f76 · #ff796c · #e3687d · #c35b87 · #a2508a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff796c · #a4844d · #af443c · #6a4900 · #6a0206 · #291a00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe9e6 · #eabfb9 · #ff796c · #0098a7 · #90534c · #643b36
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f7fa · #ff796c · #a08581 · #49575a · #331b18 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdd0 · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2d · #000709 · #ff796c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfd8b3 · #ff796c · #ac88a6 · #258c76 · #2d3d2b · #190d06
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cbd7b3 · #ff796c · #619bc7 · #497976 · #303c30 · #1a0c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddfcdf · #ff796c · #4da25b · #2d49af · #091164 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff7d1 · #ff796c · #869628 · #00606a · #2d005b · #000304
#FF9184 · #FFA69B · #FFBAB1 · #FFCDC6 · #FFE0DB
#D65E53 · #AF443C · #892B25 · #64110F · #3F0001
#EF867A · #DE9187 · #CB9A93
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.