Watermelon Red is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #40beb8 |
| Complementary Color | #41bfb8 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (357.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Watermelon Red Color. The Cherry Tart color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Nelson's Milk Snake (#933d41) for more calm effect. Try Oriental Ruby as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#41bfb8 is the best complementary color to Watermelon Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bf4147 complementary color is Puerto Rico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crail are #bf4185 and #bf7a41. Thus found on the left and right of #bf4147 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Copper colors as they work well with Watermelon Red.
The split-complementary Watermelon Red palette consists of #4185bf and #41bf7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41bfb8). Try Steel Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #bf4147, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #bf4147 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Watermelon Red. Thus Indigo and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Watermelon Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf4147 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Watermelon Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#41bfb8) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46bf41 and #b941bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bf4147 is made of 58% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Watermelon Red has a hue angle of 357.14°, a saturation of 49.61% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf4147 is made of 0% cyan, 49.41% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bf4147 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,65,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 20%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 49.41, 47.06, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(357.14,49.61%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(357.14,65.97%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.0585,50.7741,24.5611) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5135,15.3119,7.6247) |