Watermelon Screen
A full-screen solid watermelon color (#FC6C85). Fill your whole display, or download the watermelon screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a watermelon screen?
A watermelon screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Watermelon, hex #FC6C85, or rgb(252, 108, 133). It is a light, warm color: in HSL it sits at 350° hue, 96% saturation and 71% lightness, and its relative luminance is 33.1%. The closest standard CSS color is Light Coral (#F08080).
Watermelon screen at a glance
How a full-screen watermelon (#FC6C85) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 33% of a white screen | A medium light level — comfortable as ambient light. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | low (17% of its light) | Less blue than a white screen (33%). |
| Night use | Better for daytime | For a night light, turn the brightness down or choose a warmer screen such as red or orange. |
| Text on it | Black text · 7.6:1 | Excellent contrast for captions or signs (WCAG AAA). |
| Display test | red at full power | A dead red sub-pixel shows as a dark dot. |
What people use a watermelon screen for
As a saturated color, watermelon makes a bold backdrop for product photos, thumbnails and streams, and a strong mood light for a desk or party.
Pink screens are popular as a soft, flattering photo and video backdrop, as aesthetic wallpaper, and as gentle party or bedroom ambient lighting. A pale pink field is also light enough to use as a fill light on a video call or to check a display for dust and smudges.
As a test pattern, a flat watermelon field makes a dead or stuck pixel jump out, and it exercises the red sub-pixel.
#FC6C85) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the watermelon screen
The color is already set to Watermelon (#FC6C85). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with watermelon; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as watermelon-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat watermelon image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Watermelon screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 2.75:1 · against black text 7.62:1. See the full Watermelon color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a watermelon screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a watermelon wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Watermelon on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from watermelon in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
Popular color screens
The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
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Watermelon screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a watermelon screen?
A watermelon screen uses the color Watermelon, hex #FC6C85 — rgb(252, 108, 133). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value. The nearest standard CSS name is Light Coral (#F08080).
How do I make my whole screen watermelon?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with watermelon and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a watermelon screen?
A watermelon screen gives off about 33% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 17% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as low blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a watermelon screen?
Black text, with a contrast ratio of 7.6:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.