What color is #EE171A?

#EE171A is a vivid red, closest to the named color Breath of Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE171A?

The RGB value is 238, 23, 26: 238 red, 23 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE171A?

The complementary color is #17EEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE171A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE171A color

#EE171A rgb(238, 23, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #EE171A is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 9% green and 10.2% blue (238, 23, 26).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 86% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 89% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Fire (#EE0011), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#EE171A color codes

HEX	`#EE171A`
RGB	`rgb(238, 23, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 86%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 90%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 89%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.54, 74.16, 56.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.54, 93.01, 37.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.757, 18.871, 2.737)`
Decimal	`15603482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE171A, 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 #EE171A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE171A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #EE171A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee171a; }
.text { color: #ee171a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee171a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 23 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee171a, #ee8017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #EE171A?: #EE171A is a vivid red, closest to the named color Breath of Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE171A?: The RGB value is 238, 23, 26: 238 red, 23 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE171A?: The complementary color is #17EEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE171A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.