Watermelon Color
Watermelon is a red color with hex code #FD4659. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with watermelon, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Watermelon Color Values
What Does Watermelon Mean?
Watermelon belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Watermelon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Watermelon is classified as a red (nearest centroid: vivid red, #BE0032).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Watermelon
Watermelon and #44FDEB are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FD44B3 and #FD8E44, which sit beside watermelon on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair watermelon with triadic partners #57FD44 and #4457FD. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Reddish Pink —
#FE2C54(Delta E 7) - Red Pink —
#FA2A55(Delta E 8) - Light Red —
#FF474C(Delta E 8) - Lightish Red —
#FE2F4A(Delta E 9) - Amaranth —
#E52B50(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FD4659; }
.background { background-color: #FD4659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FD4659; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FD465940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for watermelon?
Watermelon has the hex code #FD4659. In RGB notation it is rgb(253, 70, 89), in HSL it is hsl(354, 98%, 63%), and its OKLCH value is 0.665, 0.218, 20.
What does the color watermelon mean?
Red-family colors like watermelon carry distinct psychological associations. Watermelon belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Watermelon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with watermelon?
Watermelon has three easy routes: its complement #44FDEB for punch, its neighbors #FD44B3 and #FD8E44 for something calmer, or triadic partners #57FD44 and #4457FD when you want energy.
Is watermelon a standard web color?
No — Watermelon is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FD4659 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make watermelon lighter or darker?
To lighten watermelon, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFE1E4 (lightest tint) to #380106 (darkest shade).
About Watermelon
Watermelon is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FD4659 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.