What color is #EE5500?

#EE5500 is a vivid orange known as Cigarette Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cigarette Glow?

The RGB value is 238, 85, 0: 238 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cigarette Glow?

The complementary color is #0099EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE5500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cigarette Glow color: hex code #EE5500

#EE5500 rgb(238, 85, 0)

Shades of orange

Cigarette Glow has the hex code #EE5500. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 33.3% green and 0% blue (238, 85, 0).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

Cigarette Glow (#EE5500) color codes

HEX	`#EE5500`
RGB	`rgb(238, 85, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 33.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, 56.36, 66.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 87.46, 49.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.513, 24.68, 2.736)`
Decimal	`15619328`
Short hex	`#E50`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cigarette Glow, 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 #EE5500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE5500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #EE5500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee5500; }
.text { color: #ee5500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee5500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 85 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee5500, #eecc00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE5500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE5500?: #EE5500 is a vivid orange known as Cigarette Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cigarette Glow?: The RGB value is 238, 85, 0: 238 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cigarette Glow?: The complementary color is #0099EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE5500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.