What color is #EE8866?

#EE8866 is a light, vivid red known as Firewatch. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Firewatch?

The RGB value is 238, 136, 102: 238 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Firewatch?

The complementary color is #66CCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE8866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Firewatch color: hex code #EE8866

#EE8866 rgb(238, 136, 102)

Shades of orange

Firewatch has the hex code #EE8866. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (238, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 57% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

Firewatch (#EE8866) color codes

HEX	`#EE8866`
RGB	`rgb(238, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 80%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 57%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 57%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, 35.74, 35.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 50.1, 44.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.466, 36.749, 17.214)`
Decimal	`15632486`
Short hex	`#E86`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Firewatch, 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 #EE8866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE8866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	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 #EE8866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee8866; }
.text { color: #ee8866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee8866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee8866, #eecc66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #EE8866 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE8866?: #EE8866 is a light, vivid red known as Firewatch. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Firewatch?: The RGB value is 238, 136, 102: 238 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Firewatch?: The complementary color is #66CCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE8866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.