Close to Watermelon
#EA5573
#EA5573 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 33.3% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 348°, with 78% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EA5573.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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6.05:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.05:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EA5573 as they’d see it.
#EA5573 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EA5573
What color is #EA5573?
#EA5573 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 33.3% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 348°, with 78% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EA5573 in RGB?
#EA5573 is rgb(234, 85, 115): 234 red, 85 green, and 115 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EA5573 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 64, 51, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EA5573?
PANTONE 204 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EA5573?
Its complement #009B84 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.