What color is #EE6E80?

#EE6E80 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sun-Kissed Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE6E80?

The RGB value is 238, 110, 128: 238 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE6E80?

The complementary color is #6EEEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE6E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE6E80 color

#EE6E80 rgb(238, 110, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #EE6E80 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 43.1% green and 50.2% blue (238, 110, 128).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 79% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 46% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sun-Kissed Coral (#EA6777), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#EE6E80 color codes

HEX	`#EE6E80`
RGB	`rgb(238, 110, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 43.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 79%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 54%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 46%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, 50.93, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 52.91, 15.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.735, 30.892, 24.025)`
Decimal	`15625856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE6E80, 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 #EE6E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE6E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #EE6E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee6e80; }
.text { color: #ee6e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee6e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 110 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee6e80, #ee9c6e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EE6E80?: #EE6E80 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sun-Kissed Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE6E80?: The RGB value is 238, 110, 128: 238 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE6E80?: The complementary color is #6EEEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE6E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.