Close to Watermelon
#FD798E
#FD798E is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 47.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 350°, with 97% saturation and 73% 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 #FD798E.
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
2.53:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.30:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.53:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.30:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FD798E as they’d see it.
#FD798E 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 #FD798E
What color is #FD798E?
#FD798E is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 47.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 350°, with 97% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FD798E in RGB?
#FD798E is rgb(253, 121, 142): 253 red, 121 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FD798E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 52, 44, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FD798E?
PANTONE 210 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FD798E?
Its complement #19B6A3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.