What color is #EE4433?

#EE4433 is a vivid red known as Cascara. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cascara?

The RGB value is 238, 68, 51: 238 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cascara?

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

Is black or white text better on #EE4433?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cascara color: hex code #EE4433

#EE4433 rgb(238, 68, 51)

Shades of red

Cascara has the hex code #EE4433. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 26.7% green and 20% blue (238, 68, 51).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

Cascara (#EE4433) color codes

HEX	`#EE4433`
RGB	`rgb(238, 68, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 26.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 79%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, 63.75, 47.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 79.72, 36.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.929, 22.556, 5.488)`
Decimal	`15615027`
Short hex	`#E43`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cascara, 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 #EE4433	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE4433 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #EE4433 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee4433; }
.text { color: #ee4433; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee4433; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 68 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee4433, #eea133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE4433 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE4433?: #EE4433 is a vivid red known as Cascara. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cascara?: The RGB value is 238, 68, 51: 238 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cascara?: The complementary color is #33DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE4433?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.