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#FA4E59 closest to Watermelon

#FA4E59 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Watermelon. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 30.6% green and 34.9% blue (rgb(250, 78, 89)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 95% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 64% yellow and 2% black. #FA4E59 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.30:1.

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Variations of #FA4E59

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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#FA4E59 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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#FA4E59 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FA4E59 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 58% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A89A54
  • Protanopia 55% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D7558
  • Protanomaly 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AC7156
  • Deuteranopia 58% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A89A54
  • Deuteranomaly 72% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C48655
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF1B53
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF3F56
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B18182

#FA4E59 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.33:1 Poor#FA4E59 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.30:1 Good#FA4E59 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FA4E59 in CSS

/* Watermelon */
.color { color: #FA4E59; }
.background { background-color: #FA4E59; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FA4E59; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 78 89);
color: hsl(356 95% 64%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.208 21.4);

#FA4E59 FAQ

What color is #FA4E59?

#FA4E59 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Watermelon. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FA4E59?

#FA4E59 is rgb(250, 78, 89) in RGB, hsl(356, 95%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 69%, 64%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FA4E59?

The complementary color of #FA4E59 is #4EFAEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FA4E59?

Black text has the best contrast on #FA4E59: 6.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FA4E59 a warm or cool color?

#FA4E59 is a warm color.