What color is #EE5533?

#EE5533 is a vivid red known as Fuego. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fuego?

The RGB value is 238, 85, 51: 238 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fuego?

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

Is black or white text better on #EE5533?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fuego color: hex code #EE5533

#EE5533 rgb(238, 85, 51)

Shades of red

Fuego has the hex code #EE5533. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 33.3% green and 20% blue (238, 85, 51).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

Fuego (#EE5533) color codes

HEX	`#EE5533`
RGB	`rgb(238, 85, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 33.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 79%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, 57.26, 50.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 76.18, 41.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.11, 24.919, 5.882)`
Decimal	`15619379`
Short hex	`#E53`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fuego, 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 #EE5533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE5533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #EE5533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee5533; }
.text { color: #ee5533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee5533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 85 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee5533, #eeb233); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tomato.

See #EE5533 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE5533?: #EE5533 is a vivid red known as Fuego. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fuego?: The RGB value is 238, 85, 51: 238 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fuego?: The complementary color is #33CCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE5533?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.