What color is #EEC7A2?

#EEC7A2 is a light, moderate orange known as Negroni. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Negroni?

The RGB value is 238, 199, 162: 238 red, 199 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Negroni?

The complementary color is #A2C9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEC7A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Negroni color: hex code #EEC7A2

#EEC7A2 rgb(238, 199, 162)

Shades of beige

Negroni has the hex code #EEC7A2. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 78% green and 63.5% blue (238, 199, 162).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 69% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

Negroni (#EEC7A2) color codes

HEX	`#EEC7A2`
RGB	`rgb(238, 199, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 78%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 69%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, 8.6, 23.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 25.21, 70.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.206, 61.635, 42.796)`
Decimal	`15648674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Negroni, 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 #EEC7A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEC7A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #EEC7A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eec7a2; }
.text { color: #eec7a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eec7a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 199 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eec7a2, #eeeda2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

See #EEC7A2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEC7A2?: #EEC7A2 is a light, moderate orange known as Negroni. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Negroni?: The RGB value is 238, 199, 162: 238 red, 199 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Negroni?: The complementary color is #A2C9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEC7A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.