What color is #EE1133?

#EE1133 is a vivid red known as Barberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barberry?

The RGB value is 238, 17, 51: 238 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barberry?

The complementary color is #11EECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE1133?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barberry color: hex code #EE1133

#EE1133 rgb(238, 17, 51)

Shades of red

Barberry has the hex code #EE1133. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 6.7% green and 20% blue (238, 17, 51).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

Barberry (#EE1133) color codes

HEX	`#EE1133`
RGB	`rgb(238, 17, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 6.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 79%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.48, 75.42, 43.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.48, 87.14, 30.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.062, 18.823, 4.866)`
Decimal	`15601971`
Short hex	`#E13`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barberry, 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 #EE1133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE1133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #EE1133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee1133; }
.text { color: #ee1133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee1133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 17 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee1133, #ee5e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

See #EE1133 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE1133?: #EE1133 is a vivid red known as Barberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barberry?: The RGB value is 238, 17, 51: 238 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barberry?: The complementary color is #11EECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE1133?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.