Watermelon Candy Color

#fd5b78

Watermelon Candy 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 #02a487
Complementary Color #5bfcdf
Color Shade: cool red (349.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.45% (better contrasting with white)
Watermelon Candy Color Sample
Watermelon Candy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fd5b78

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Watermelon Candy Color. The Lightish Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Red Salsa (#fd3a4a) for more energetic effect. Try Blood Burst as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5bfcdf is the best complementary color to Watermelon Candy. 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 #fd5b78 complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wild Watermelon are #fc5bc9 and #fc8e5b. Thus found on the left and right of #fd5b78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Pink and Tan Hide colors as they work well with Watermelon Candy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Watermelon Candy palette consists of #5bc9fc and #5bfc8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5bfcdf). Try Malibu and Screamin' Green colors in combination with #fd5b78, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fd5b78 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 Candy. Thus Cornflower Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Watermelon Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Canary, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fd5b78 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Watermelon Candy tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5bfcdf) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heliotrope – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78fc5b and #e05bfc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fd5b78 is made of 55% red, 20% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Watermelon Candy has a hue angle of 349.26°, a saturation of 97.59% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fd5b78 is made of 0% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 0.78% black ink.

HEX #fd5b78
RGB Decimal rgb(253,91,120)
RGB Percentage 55%, 20%, 26%
CMYK 0, 63.53, 52.16, 0.78
HSL hsl(349.26,97.59%,67.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.26,64.03%,99.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.4126,63.497,17.9255)
XYZ xyz(47.6393,29.7209,20.9951)
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