Watermelon Sugar is vivid, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #1bd48c |
| Complementary Color | #2ae49c |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Watermelon Sugar Color. The Strawberry Pop color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lusty Lips (#d5174e) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2ae49c is the best complementary color to Watermelon Sugar. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e42b73 complementary color is Turquoise, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cerise Red are #e42acf and #e43f2a. Thus found on the left and right of #e42b73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Cinnabar colors as they work well with Watermelon Sugar.
The split-complementary Watermelon Sugar palette consists of #2acfe4 and #2ae43f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2ae49c). Try Picton Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #e42b73, 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 #e42b73 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Watermelon Sugar. Thus Royal Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Watermelon Sugar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Pear, and Royal Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #e42b73 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid 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 Sugar tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#2ae49c) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72e42a and #9c2ae4.
In a RGB color space, hex #e42b73 is made of 59% red, 11% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Watermelon Sugar has a hue angle of 336.65°, a saturation of 77.41% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e42b73 is made of 0% cyan, 72.55% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e42b73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,43,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 11%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 72.55, 44.31, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(336.65,77.41%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336.65,81.14%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2206,71.8631,5.9677) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9533,19.4595,18.0808) |