What color is #EEAA44?

#EEAA44 is a vivid orange known as Summer Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Summer Glow?

The RGB value is 238, 170, 68: 238 red, 170 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Summer Glow?

The complementary color is #4488EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEAA44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Summer Glow color: hex code #EEAA44

#EEAA44 rgb(238, 170, 68)

Shades of orange

Summer Glow has the hex code #EEAA44. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green and 26.7% blue (238, 170, 68).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 83% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 71% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

Summer Glow (#EEAA44) color codes

HEX	`#EEAA44`
RGB	`rgb(238, 170, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 66.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 83%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 71%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 71%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.41, 15.75, 60.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.41, 62.19, 75.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.682, 47.348, 11.938)`
Decimal	`15641156`
Short hex	`#EA4`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Summer Glow, 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 #EEAA44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEAA44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #EEAA44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeaa44; }
.text { color: #eeaa44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeaa44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 170 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeaa44, #ddee44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEAA44 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEAA44?: #EEAA44 is a vivid orange known as Summer Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Summer Glow?: The RGB value is 238, 170, 68: 238 red, 170 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Summer Glow?: The complementary color is #4488EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEAA44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.