Wild Watermelon (#FC6C85)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.75:1 — vs black: 7.62:1

Color values

  • HEX #FC6C85
  • RGB rgb(252, 108, 133)
  • HSL hsl(349, 96%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 57, 47, 1 )
  • Websafe #FF6699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FC6C85 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Wild Watermelon
#FC6C85 Base
#6CFCE3
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Wild Watermelon
#FC6C85 Base
#FC6CCD
#FC9B6C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Wild Watermelon
#FC6C85 Base
#85FC6C
#6C85FC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Wild Watermelon
#FC6C85 Base
#6CFC9B
#6CCDFC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Wild Watermelon
#FC6C85 Base
#CDFC6C
#6CFCE3
#9B6CFC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Wild Watermelon
#FC6C85 Base
#CB0427
#FA2147
#FB4464
#FD94A6
#FEB7C3
#FEE6EA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Wild Watermelon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#190105
#5B0211
#9C031E
#DE052A
#FB2A4F
Wild Watermelon #FC6C85 Base
#FC8499
#FD9DAD
#FDB5C2
#FECED6
#FEE6EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FC6C85. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FC6C85;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FC6C85;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FC6C85;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FC6C85,
        #6CFCE3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FC6C85,
        #6CFCE3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$wild-watermelon: #FC6C85;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$wild-watermelon-r: 252;
$wild-watermelon-g: 108;
$wild-watermelon-b: 133;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $wild-watermelon;
    color: rgba($wild-watermelon-r, $wild-watermelon-g, $wild-watermelon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Wild Watermelon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FC6C85 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A8A880 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #868686 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FB7070 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9C9C9C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Wild Watermelon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Wild Watermelon #FC6C85 Base
Brink Pink #FB607F ΔE 2.25
Light Crimson #F56991 ΔE 4.52
Candy Pink #E4717A ΔE 4.82
Light Carmine Pink #E66771 ΔE 5.48

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.