PINK

Melon

#FDBCB4

Conversions

HEX#FDBCB4

RGBrgb(253, 188, 180)

HSLhsl(7, 95%, 85%)

HSVhsv(7, 29%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 1%)

Copy CSS

color: #fdbcb4;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(253, 188, 180);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(7, 95%, 85%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.61 : 1

On ink blackPass · 11.87 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Melon

Melon is the hex color #FDBCB4, which translates to rgb(253, 188, 180) in RGB and hsl(7, 95%, 85%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 7 degrees, with a saturation of 95 percent and a lightness of 85 percent. That puts Melon at the pale end of the pink range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.

How Melon compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is lightpink (#FFB6C1), a CIE76 distance of 10.0 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-200 (#FFC9C9), at a distance of 7.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Light Pink at 10.0. Sorted by lightness, Melon is number 22 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Melon

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Melon, led by Ink black at 11.87:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Melon already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Melon. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.00:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	6.39:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.30:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Melon

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Melon for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Melon

Format	Value
HEX	#FDBCB4
RGB	rgb(253, 188, 180)
HSL	hsl(7, 95%, 85%)
HSV	hsv(7, 29%, 99%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 1%)
OKLCH	oklch(85.26% 0.0765 26.73)
CIELAB	lab(81.92 22.33 13.23)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.