What color is #EE7C54?

#EE7C54 is a light, vivid orange known as Sassy Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sassy Salmon?

The RGB value is 238, 124, 84: 238 red, 124 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sassy Salmon?

The complementary color is #54C6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE7C54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sassy Salmon color: hex code #EE7C54

#EE7C54 rgb(238, 124, 84)

Shades of orange

Sassy Salmon has the hex code #EE7C54. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 48.6% green and 32.9% blue (238, 124, 84).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 65% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

Sassy Salmon (#EE7C54) color codes

HEX	`#EE7C54`
RGB	`rgb(238, 124, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 48.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 82%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 65%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 65%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.35, 40.65, 41.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.35, 58.01, 45.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.072, 33.238, 12.48)`
Decimal	`15629396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sassy Salmon, 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 #EE7C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE7C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #EE7C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee7c54; }
.text { color: #ee7c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee7c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 124 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee7c54, #eec954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE7C54 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE7C54?: #EE7C54 is a light, vivid orange known as Sassy Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sassy Salmon?: The RGB value is 238, 124, 84: 238 red, 124 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sassy Salmon?: The complementary color is #54C6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE7C54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.