Close to Watermelon
#FE6470
#FE6470 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 39.2% green, and 43.9% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 99% saturation and 69% 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 #FE6470.
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
2.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.27:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.27:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FE6470 as they’d see it.
#FE6470 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 #FE6470
What color is #FE6470?
#FE6470 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 39.2% green, and 43.9% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 99% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FE6470 in RGB?
#FE6470 is rgb(254, 100, 112): 254 red, 100 green, and 112 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FE6470 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 61, 56, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FE6470?
PANTONE 805 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FE6470?
Its complement #00AAA1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.