What color is #EE6611?

#EE6611 is a vivid orange known as Honey Teriyaki. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honey Teriyaki?

The RGB value is 238, 102, 17: 238 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honey Teriyaki?

The complementary color is #1199EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE6611?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honey Teriyaki color: hex code #EE6611

#EE6611 rgb(238, 102, 17)

Shades of orange

Honey Teriyaki has the hex code #EE6611. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 40% green and 6.7% blue (238, 102, 17).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 93% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

Honey Teriyaki (#EE6611) color codes

HEX	`#EE6611`
RGB	`rgb(238, 102, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 40%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 93%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 49.02, 65.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 81.6, 53.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.117, 27.726, 3.769)`
Decimal	`15623697`
Short hex	`#E61`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honey Teriyaki, 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 #EE6611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE6611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #EE6611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee6611; }
.text { color: #ee6611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee6611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 102 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee6611, #eed511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE6611 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE6611?: #EE6611 is a vivid orange known as Honey Teriyaki. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honey Teriyaki?: The RGB value is 238, 102, 17: 238 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honey Teriyaki?: The complementary color is #1199EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE6611?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.