What color is #EE4400?

#EE4400 is a vivid orange known as Glowing Meteor. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glowing Meteor?

The RGB value is 238, 68, 0: 238 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glowing Meteor?

The complementary color is #00AAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE4400?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glowing Meteor color: hex code #EE4400

#EE4400 rgb(238, 68, 0)

Shades of orange

Glowing Meteor has the hex code #EE4400. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 26.7% green and 0% blue (238, 68, 0).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

Glowing Meteor (#EE4400) color codes

HEX	`#EE4400`
RGB	`rgb(238, 68, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 26.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 62.89, 65.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 90.94, 46.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.332, 22.317, 2.342)`
Decimal	`15614976`
Short hex	`#E40`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glowing Meteor, 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 #EE4400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE4400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #EE4400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee4400; }
.text { color: #ee4400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee4400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 68 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee4400, #eebb00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orange Red.

See #EE4400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE4400?: #EE4400 is a vivid orange known as Glowing Meteor. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glowing Meteor?: The RGB value is 238, 68, 0: 238 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glowing Meteor?: The complementary color is #00AAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE4400?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.