What color is #EE3311?

#EE3311 is a vivid red known as Arcade Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE3311?

The RGB value is 238, 51, 17: 238 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE3311?

The complementary color is #11CCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE3311?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE3311 color

#EE3311 rgb(238, 51, 17)

Shades of red

The hex color #EE3311 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 20% green and 6.7% blue (238, 51, 17).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 93% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Arcade Fire.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#EE3311 color codes

HEX	`#EE3311`
RGB	`rgb(238, 51, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 20%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 93%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 68.34, 60.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 91.37, 41.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.55, 20.591, 2.58)`
Decimal	`15610641`
Short hex	`#E31`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE3311, 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 #EE3311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE3311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #EE3311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee3311; }
.text { color: #ee3311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee3311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 51 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee3311, #eea211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Candy Apple Red.

Questions

What color is #EE3311?: #EE3311 is a vivid red known as Arcade Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE3311?: The RGB value is 238, 51, 17: 238 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE3311?: The complementary color is #11CCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE3311?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.