What color is #EE3377?

#EE3377 is a vivid rose known as Amor. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amor?

The RGB value is 238, 51, 119: 238 red, 51 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amor?

The complementary color is #33EEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE3377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amor color: hex code #EE3377

#EE3377 rgb(238, 51, 119)

Shades of pink

Amor has the hex code #EE3377. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 20% green and 46.7% blue (238, 51, 119).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

Amor (#EE3377) color codes

HEX	`#EE3377`
RGB	`rgb(238, 51, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 20%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.9, 72.7, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.9, 73.1, 6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.777, 21.882, 19.578)`
Decimal	`15610743`
Short hex	`#E37`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amor, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EE3377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE3377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EE3377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee3377; }
.text { color: #ee3377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee3377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 51 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee3377, #ee4d33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

See #EE3377 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE3377?: #EE3377 is a vivid rose known as Amor. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amor?: The RGB value is 238, 51, 119: 238 red, 51 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amor?: The complementary color is #33EEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE3377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.