What color is #FA005C?

#FA005C is a vivid rose known as Sizzling Watermelon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sizzling Watermelon?

The RGB value is 250, 0, 92: 250 red, 0 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sizzling Watermelon?

The complementary color is #00FA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA005C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sizzling Watermelon color: hex code #FA005C

#FA005C rgb(250, 0, 92)

Shades of pink

Sizzling Watermelon has the hex code #FA005C. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 0% green and 36.1% blue (250, 0, 92).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 63% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

Sizzling Watermelon (#FA005C) color codes

HEX	`#FA005C`
RGB	`rgb(250, 0, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 0%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 100%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, 81.21, 23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 84.44, 15.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.361, 21.103, 12.019)`
Decimal	`16384092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sizzling Watermelon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FA005C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FA005C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FA005C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa005c; }
.text { color: #fa005c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa005c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 0 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa005c, #fa2100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #FA005C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FA005C?: #FA005C is a vivid rose known as Sizzling Watermelon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sizzling Watermelon?: The RGB value is 250, 0, 92: 250 red, 0 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sizzling Watermelon?: The complementary color is #00FA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA005C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.