Close to Watermelon
#FC748E
#FC748E is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 45.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 349°, 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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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FC748E.
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.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FC748E as they’d see it.
#FC748E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FC748E
What color is #FC748E?
#FC748E is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 45.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 96% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FC748E in RGB?
#FC748E is rgb(252, 116, 142): 252 red, 116 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FC748E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 54, 44, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FC748E?
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 #FC748E?
Its complement #11B49D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.