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#FA005C Sizzling Watermelon

#FA005C is a medium, vivid red named Sizzling Watermelon. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 0.0% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(250, 0, 92)). Its HSL value is 338° hue, 100% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 63% yellow and 2% black. #FA005C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.22:1.

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Variations of #FA005C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FA005C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FA005C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FA005C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 49% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9B8F56
  • Protanopia 43% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #63615D
  • Protanomaly 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A05B5A
  • Deuteranopia 49% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9B8F56
  • Deuteranomaly 66% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BD7557
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0036
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF004D
  • Achromatopsia 49% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A96F77

#FA005C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.02:1 Poor#FA005C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.22:1 Good#FA005C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FA005C in CSS

/* Sizzling Watermelon */
.color { color: #FA005C; }
.background { background-color: #FA005C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FA005C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 0 92);
color: hsl(338 100% 49%);
color: oklch(0.628 0.251 12.9);

#FA005C FAQ

What color is #FA005C?

#FA005C is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Sizzling Watermelon. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FA005C?

#FA005C is rgb(250, 0, 92) in RGB, hsl(338, 100%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FA005C?

The complementary color of #FA005C is #00FA9E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FA005C?

Black text has the best contrast on #FA005C: 5.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FA005C a warm or cool color?

#FA005C is a warm color.