What color is #EE6730?

#EE6730 is a vivid orange known as Basketball. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Basketball?

The RGB value is 238, 103, 48: 238 red, 103 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Basketball?

The complementary color is #30B7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE6730?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Basketball color: hex code #EE6730

#EE6730 rgb(238, 103, 48)

Shades of orange

Basketball has the hex code #EE6730. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 40.4% green and 18.8% blue (238, 103, 48).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 85% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 80% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

Basketball (#EE6730) color codes

HEX	`#EE6730`
RGB	`rgb(238, 103, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 40.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 85%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 80%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 80%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 49.22, 54.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 73.48, 47.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.648, 28.097, 6.078)`
Decimal	`15623984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Basketball, 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 #EE6730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE6730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #EE6730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee6730; }
.text { color: #ee6730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee6730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 103 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee6730, #eec630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Orange.

See #EE6730 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE6730?: #EE6730 is a vivid orange known as Basketball. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Basketball?: The RGB value is 238, 103, 48: 238 red, 103 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Basketball?: The complementary color is #30B7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE6730?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.