What color is #EE3344?

#EE3344 is a vivid red known as Red Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Radish?

The RGB value is 238, 51, 68: 238 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Radish?

The complementary color is #33EEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE3344?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Radish color: hex code #EE3344

#EE3344 rgb(238, 51, 68)

Shades of red

Red Radish has the hex code #EE3344. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 20% green and 26.7% blue (238, 51, 68).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 71% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

Red Radish (#EE3344) color codes

HEX	`#EE3344`
RGB	`rgb(238, 51, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 20%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 71%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, 69.65, 36.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 78.72, 27.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.491, 20.968, 7.541)`
Decimal	`15610692`
Short hex	`#E34`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Radish, 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 #EE3344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE3344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #EE3344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee3344; }
.text { color: #ee3344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee3344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 51 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee3344, #ee8033); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #EE3344 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE3344?: #EE3344 is a vivid red known as Red Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Radish?: The RGB value is 238, 51, 68: 238 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Radish?: The complementary color is #33EEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE3344?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.