What color is #EE8170?

#EE8170 is a light, moderate red known as Melondrama. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Melondrama?

The RGB value is 238, 129, 112: 238 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Melondrama?

The complementary color is #70DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE8170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Melondrama color: hex code #EE8170

#EE8170 rgb(238, 129, 112)

Shades of red

Melondrama has the hex code #EE8170. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 50.6% green and 43.9% blue (238, 129, 112).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 79% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 53% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

Melondrama (#EE8170) color codes

HEX	`#EE8170`
RGB	`rgb(238, 129, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 50.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 79%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 53%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 53%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.79, 40.13, 27.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.79, 48.91, 34.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.038, 35.052, 19.667)`
Decimal	`15630704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Melondrama, 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 #EE8170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE8170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #EE8170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee8170; }
.text { color: #ee8170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee8170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 129 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee8170, #eec070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE8170 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE8170?: #EE8170 is a light, moderate red known as Melondrama. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Melondrama?: The RGB value is 238, 129, 112: 238 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Melondrama?: The complementary color is #70DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE8170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.