Close to Watermelon
#FC7488
#FC7488 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 45.5% green, and 53.3% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 96% saturation and 72% 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 #FC7488.
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
2.63:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.99:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.63:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.99:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FC7488 as they’d see it.
#FC7488 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 #FC7488
What color is #FC7488?
#FC7488 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 45.5% green, and 53.3% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 96% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FC7488 in RGB?
#FC7488 is rgb(252, 116, 136): 252 red, 116 green, and 136 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FC7488 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 54, 46, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FC7488?
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 #FC7488?
Its complement #24B2A1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.