What color is #EE827C?

#EE827C is a light, moderate red known as Jinza Safflower. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jinza Safflower?

The RGB value is 238, 130, 124: 238 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jinza Safflower?

The complementary color is #7CE8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE827C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jinza Safflower color: hex code #EE827C

#EE827C rgb(238, 130, 124)

Shades of pink

Jinza Safflower has the hex code #EE827C. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 51% green and 48.6% blue (238, 130, 124).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 77% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 48% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

Jinza Safflower (#EE827C) color codes

HEX	`#EE827C`
RGB	`rgb(238, 130, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 51%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 77%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 48%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 48%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, 40.69, 21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 46.18, 28.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.884, 35.602, 23.468)`
Decimal	`15630972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jinza Safflower, 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 #EE827C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE827C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #EE827C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee827c; }
.text { color: #ee827c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee827c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 130 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee827c, #eebb7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE827C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE827C?: #EE827C is a light, moderate red known as Jinza Safflower. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jinza Safflower?: The RGB value is 238, 130, 124: 238 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jinza Safflower?: The complementary color is #7CE8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE827C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.