What color is #EE0099?

#EE0099 is a vivid rose known as Love Vessel. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Love Vessel?

The RGB value is 238, 0, 153: 238 red, 0 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Love Vessel?

The complementary color is #00EE55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE0099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Love Vessel color: hex code #EE0099

#EE0099 rgb(238, 0, 153)

Shades of pink

Love Vessel has the hex code #EE0099. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 0% green and 60% blue (238, 0, 153).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

Love Vessel (#EE0099) color codes

HEX	`#EE0099`
RGB	`rgb(238, 0, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 0%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 36%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 83.1, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 84.43, 349.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.012, 20.482, 31.925)`
Decimal	`15597721`
Short hex	`#E09`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Love Vessel, 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 #EE0099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE0099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #EE0099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee0099; }
.text { color: #ee0099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee0099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 0 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee0099, #ee0022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE0099 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE0099?: #EE0099 is a vivid rose known as Love Vessel. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Love Vessel?: The RGB value is 238, 0, 153: 238 red, 0 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Love Vessel?: The complementary color is #00EE55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE0099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.