What color is #EE4328?

#EE4328 is a vivid red known as Heavy Orange. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Orange?

The RGB value is 238, 67, 40: 238 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Orange?

The complementary color is #28D3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE4328?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Orange color: hex code #EE4328

#EE4328 rgb(238, 67, 40)

Shades of red

Heavy Orange has the hex code #EE4328. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 26.3% green and 15.7% blue (238, 67, 40).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 85% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 83% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

Heavy Orange (#EE4328) color codes

HEX	`#EE4328`
RGB	`rgb(238, 67, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 26.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 85%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 83%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 83%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, 63.79, 53.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 82.97, 39.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.655, 22.351, 4.338)`
Decimal	`15614760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy Orange, 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 #EE4328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE4328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #EE4328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee4328; }
.text { color: #ee4328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee4328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 67 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee4328, #eea628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #EE4328 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE4328?: #EE4328 is a vivid red known as Heavy Orange. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Orange?: The RGB value is 238, 67, 40: 238 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Orange?: The complementary color is #28D3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE4328?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.