What color is #EE2222?

#EE2222 is a vivid red known as Ottoman Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ottoman Red?

The RGB value is 238, 34, 34: 238 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ottoman Red?

The complementary color is #22EEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE2222?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ottoman Red color: hex code #EE2222

#EE2222 rgb(238, 34, 34)

Shades of red

Ottoman Red has the hex code #EE2222. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 13.3% green and 13.3% blue (238, 34, 34).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 86% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

Ottoman Red (#EE2222) color codes

HEX	`#EE2222`
RGB	`rgb(238, 34, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 13.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 86%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 86%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 86%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, 72.52, 53.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 89.89, 36.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.125, 19.443, 3.364)`
Decimal	`15606306`
Short hex	`#E22`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ottoman Red, 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 #EE2222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE2222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #EE2222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee2222; }
.text { color: #ee2222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee2222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 34 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee2222, #ee8822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #EE2222 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE2222?: #EE2222 is a vivid red known as Ottoman Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ottoman Red?: The RGB value is 238, 34, 34: 238 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ottoman Red?: The complementary color is #22EEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE2222?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.