What color is #EE5E11?

#EE5E11 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Persimmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE5E11?

The RGB value is 238, 94, 17: 238 red, 94 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE5E11?

The complementary color is #11A1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE5E11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE5E11 color

#EE5E11 rgb(238, 94, 17)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EE5E11 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 36.9% green and 6.7% blue (238, 94, 17).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 93% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Persimmon (#EC5800), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#EE5E11 color codes

HEX	`#EE5E11`
RGB	`rgb(238, 94, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 36.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 93%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, 52.65, 64.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 83.12, 50.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.368, 26.229, 3.52)`
Decimal	`15621649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE5E11, 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 #EE5E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EE5E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #EE5E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee5e11; }
.text { color: #ee5e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee5e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 94 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee5e11, #eecd11); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EE5E11?: #EE5E11 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Persimmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE5E11?: The RGB value is 238, 94, 17: 238 red, 94 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE5E11?: The complementary color is #11A1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE5E11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.