What color is #EE6655?

#EE6655 is a light, vivid red known as Flattered Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flattered Flamingo?

The RGB value is 238, 102, 85: 238 red, 102 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flattered Flamingo?

The complementary color is #55DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE6655?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flattered Flamingo color: hex code #EE6655

#EE6655 rgb(238, 102, 85)

Shades of red

Flattered Flamingo has the hex code #EE6655. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 40% green and 33.3% blue (238, 102, 85).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 64% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

Flattered Flamingo (#EE6655) color codes

HEX	`#EE6655`
RGB	`rgb(238, 102, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 40%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 82%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 64%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 64%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, 51.36, 35.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 62.63, 34.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.655, 28.341, 11.869)`
Decimal	`15623765`
Short hex	`#E65`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flattered Flamingo, 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 #EE6655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE6655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #EE6655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee6655; }
.text { color: #ee6655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee6655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 102 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee6655, #eeb355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE6655 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE6655?: #EE6655 is a light, vivid red known as Flattered Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flattered Flamingo?: The RGB value is 238, 102, 85: 238 red, 102 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flattered Flamingo?: The complementary color is #55DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE6655?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.