What color is #EE7777?

#EE7777 is a light, moderate red known as Salmon Poké Bowl. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salmon Poké Bowl?

The RGB value is 238, 119, 119: 238 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salmon Poké Bowl?

The complementary color is #77EEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE7777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salmon Poké Bowl color: hex code #EE7777

#EE7777 rgb(238, 119, 119)

Shades of red

Salmon Poké Bowl has the hex code #EE7777. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (238, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

Salmon Poké Bowl (#EE7777) color codes

HEX	`#EE7777`
RGB	`rgb(238, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 45.75, 21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 50.57, 25.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.19, 32.708, 21.383)`
Decimal	`15628151`
Short hex	`#E77`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salmon Poké Bowl, 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 #EE7777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE7777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #EE7777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee7777; }
.text { color: #ee7777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee7777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee7777, #eeb377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE7777 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE7777?: #EE7777 is a light, moderate red known as Salmon Poké Bowl. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salmon Poké Bowl?: The RGB value is 238, 119, 119: 238 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salmon Poké Bowl?: The complementary color is #77EEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE7777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.