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#EE1114 Color

#EE1114 is rgb(238, 17, 20) in RGB, hsl(359, 87%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 92%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE1114
HEX#EE1114
RGBrgb(238, 17, 20)
HSLhsl(359, 87%, 50%)
HSVhsv(359, 93%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 92%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.24 28.4)
LABlab(51.23% 75.50 60.61)
LCHlch(51.23% 96.82 38.76)

What #EE1114 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EE1114, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EE1114 Channel Values

How #EE1114 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 17 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 359° · S 87% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 359° · S 93% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 92% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE1114 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE1114 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE1114

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE1114; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EE1114

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE1114.

How #EE1114 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EE1114
Protanopia#6C6C0A
Protanomaly#B0560F
Deuteranopia#929200
Deuteranomaly#BE7400
Tritanopia#EE1111
Tritanomaly#EE1112
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE1114 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ee1114: #EE1114;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE1114;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee1114': '#EE1114' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.067, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_ee1114">#EE1114</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE1114"

More Red Colors

#EE1114 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE1114 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE1114?

#EE1114 is a mid-tone red — rgb(238, 17, 20) in RGB and hsl(359, 87%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #EE1114?

#EE1114 is rgb(238, 17, 20) — red 238, green 17, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE1114?

#EE1114 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 92%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE1114 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE1114 scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE1114 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE1114 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 11.12, which is visibly different.

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