What color is #EE1166?

#EE1166 is a vivid rose known as Borderline Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Borderline Pink?

The RGB value is 238, 17, 102: 238 red, 17 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Borderline Pink?

The complementary color is #11EE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE1166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Borderline Pink color: hex code #EE1166

#EE1166 rgb(238, 17, 102)

Shades of pink

Borderline Pink has the hex code #EE1166. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 6.7% green and 40% blue (238, 17, 102).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 57% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

Borderline Pink (#EE1166) color codes

HEX	`#EE1166`
RGB	`rgb(238, 17, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 6.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 57%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, 77.74, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 79.04, 10.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.863, 19.543, 14.346)`
Decimal	`15602022`
Short hex	`#E16`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Borderline Pink, 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 #EE1166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE1166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #EE1166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee1166; }
.text { color: #ee1166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee1166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 17 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee1166, #ee2a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE1166 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE1166?: #EE1166 is a vivid rose known as Borderline Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Borderline Pink?: The RGB value is 238, 17, 102: 238 red, 17 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Borderline Pink?: The complementary color is #11EE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE1166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.