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#EE4D20 Color

#EE4D20 is rgb(238, 77, 32) in RGB, hsl(13, 86%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 87%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE4D20
HEX#EE4D20
RGBrgb(238, 77, 32)
HSLhsl(13, 86%, 53%)
HSVhsv(13, 87%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 87%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.205 35.4)
LABlab(56.52% 61.40 59.20)
LCHlch(56.52% 85.29 43.95)

What #EE4D20 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 #EE4D20, 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.

#EE4D20 Channel Values

How #EE4D20 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 77 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 86% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 87% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 87% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE4D20 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE4D20 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE4D20

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE4D20; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EE4D20

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 #EE4D20.

How #EE4D20 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#EE4D20
Protanopia#7E7E1B
Protanomaly#B66D1D
Deuteranopia#9C9C00
Deuteranomaly#C28405
Tritanopia#EF4949
Tritanomaly#EF4B3C
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE4D20 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee4d20: #EE4D20;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE4D20;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee4d20': '#EE4D20' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.302, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_ee4d20">#EE4D20</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE4D20"

More Red Colors

#EE4D20 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE4D20 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE4D20?

#EE4D20 is a mid-tone red — rgb(238, 77, 32) in RGB and hsl(13, 86%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.09.

What is the RGB value of #EE4D20?

#EE4D20 is rgb(238, 77, 32) — red 238, green 77, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE4D20?

#EE4D20 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 87%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE4D20 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE4D20 scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE4D20 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE4D20 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 13.2, which is visibly different.

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