What color is #EE5851?

#EE5851 is a light, vivid red known as Amour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amour?

The RGB value is 238, 88, 81: 238 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amour?

The complementary color is #51E7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE5851?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amour color: hex code #EE5851

#EE5851 rgb(238, 88, 81)

Shades of red

Amour has the hex code #EE5851. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 34.5% green and 31.8% blue (238, 88, 81).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 66% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

Amour (#EE5851) color codes

HEX	`#EE5851`
RGB	`rgb(238, 88, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 34.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 82%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 66%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 66%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.8, 57.31, 35.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.8, 67.23, 31.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.239, 25.756, 10.636)`
Decimal	`15620177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amour, 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 #EE5851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE5851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #EE5851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee5851; }
.text { color: #ee5851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee5851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 88 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee5851, #eea751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

See #EE5851 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE5851?: #EE5851 is a light, vivid red known as Amour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amour?: The RGB value is 238, 88, 81: 238 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amour?: The complementary color is #51E7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE5851?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.