What color is #EE2277?

#EE2277 is a vivid rose known as Furious Fuchsia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Furious Fuchsia?

The RGB value is 238, 34, 119: 238 red, 34 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Furious Fuchsia?

The complementary color is #22EE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE2277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Furious Fuchsia color: hex code #EE2277

#EE2277 rgb(238, 34, 119)

Shades of pink

Furious Fuchsia has the hex code #EE2277. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 13.3% green and 46.7% blue (238, 34, 119).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

Furious Fuchsia (#EE2277) color codes

HEX	`#EE2277`
RGB	`rgb(238, 34, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 13.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 86%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 86%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.57, 76.49, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.57, 76.71, 4.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.165, 20.659, 19.374)`
Decimal	`15606391`
Short hex	`#E27`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Furious Fuchsia, 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 #EE2277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE2277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #EE2277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee2277; }
.text { color: #ee2277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee2277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 34 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee2277, #ee3322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

See #EE2277 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE2277?: #EE2277 is a vivid rose known as Furious Fuchsia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Furious Fuchsia?: The RGB value is 238, 34, 119: 238 red, 34 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Furious Fuchsia?: The complementary color is #22EE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE2277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.