Slice of Watermelon 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 | #1e9683 |
| Complementary Color | #69e0cd |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Slice of Watermelon Color. The Poudretteite Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ruddy Pink (#e18e96) for more calm effect. Try Celestial Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#69e0cd is the best complementary color to Slice of Watermelon. 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 #e1697c complementary color is Aquamarine Blue, 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 Sunglo are #e069b7 and #e09269. Thus found on the left and right of #e1697c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Copperfield colors as they work well with Slice of Watermelon.
The split-complementary Slice of Watermelon palette consists of #69b7e0 and #69e092 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69e0cd). Try Viking and Pastel Green colors in combination with #e1697c, 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 #e1697c 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 Slice of Watermelon. Thus Havelock Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slice of Watermelon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine Blue, Yellow Green, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1697c 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. Slice of Watermelon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#69e0cd) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ce069 and #cd69e0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1697c is made of 50% red, 23% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Slice of Watermelon has a hue angle of 350.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1697c is made of 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1697c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,105,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 23%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.06, 39.61, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(350.5,66.67%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.5,53.33%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4945,48.4764,12.2815) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.741,27.5659,22.295) |