What color is #FC6C85?

#FC6C85 is a light, vivid red known as Watermelon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Watermelon?

The RGB value is 252, 108, 133: 252 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Watermelon?

The complementary color is #6CFCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC6C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Watermelon color: hex code #FC6C85

#FC6C85 rgb(252, 108, 133)

Shades of pink

Watermelon has the hex code #FC6C85. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 42.4% green and 52.2% blue (252, 108, 133).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 96% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 47% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

Watermelon (#FC6C85) color codes

HEX	`#FC6C85`
RGB	`rgb(252, 108, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 42.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 96%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 57%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 47%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 57, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 58.78, 14.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.745, 33.12, 25.959)`
Decimal	`16542853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with 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 #FC6C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FC6C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FC6C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc6c85; }
.text { color: #fc6c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc6c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 108 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc6c85, #fc9b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FC6C85 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FC6C85?: #FC6C85 is a light, vivid red known as Watermelon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Watermelon?: The RGB value is 252, 108, 133: 252 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Watermelon?: The complementary color is #6CFCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC6C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.