What color is #EE7799?

#EE7799 is a light, moderate rose known as Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE7799?

The RGB value is 238, 119, 153: 238 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE7799?

The complementary color is #77EECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE7799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE7799 color

#EE7799 rgb(238, 119, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EE7799 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 46.7% green and 60% blue (238, 119, 153).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Embarrassed.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#EE7799 color codes

HEX	`#EE7799`
RGB	`rgb(238, 119, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 46.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 36%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 49.23, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 49.34, 3.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.609, 33.675, 34.123)`
Decimal	`15628185`
Short hex	`#E79`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE7799, 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 #EE7799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE7799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #EE7799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee7799; }
.text { color: #ee7799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee7799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 119 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee7799, #ee9177); }

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Questions

What color is #EE7799?: #EE7799 is a light, moderate rose known as Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE7799?: The RGB value is 238, 119, 153: 238 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE7799?: The complementary color is #77EECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE7799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.