What color is #EE7776?

#EE7776 is a light, moderate red known as You’re Blushing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of You’re Blushing?

The RGB value is 238, 119, 118: 238 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of You’re Blushing?

The complementary color is #76EDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE7776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

You’re Blushing color: hex code #EE7776

#EE7776 rgb(238, 119, 118)

Shades of red

You’re Blushing has the hex code #EE7776. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (238, 119, 118).

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).

You’re Blushing (#EE7776) color codes

HEX	`#EE7776`
RGB	`rgb(238, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, 45.66, 22.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 50.72, 25.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.13, 32.684, 21.068)`
Decimal	`15628150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with You’re Blushing, 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 #EE7776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE7776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #EE7776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee7776; }
.text { color: #ee7776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee7776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee7776, #eeb376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE7776 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE7776?: #EE7776 is a light, moderate red known as You’re Blushing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of You’re Blushing?: The RGB value is 238, 119, 118: 238 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of You’re Blushing?: The complementary color is #76EDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE7776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.