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#EE522F Color

#EE522F is rgb(238, 82, 47) in RGB, hsl(11, 85%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 80%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Portland Orange (#FF5A36), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE522F
HEX#EE522F
RGBrgb(238, 82, 47)
HSLhsl(11, 85%, 56%)
HSVhsv(11, 80%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 80%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.198 34)
LABlab(57.31% 59.79 53.24)
LCHlch(57.31% 80.06 41.68)

What #EE522F 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 #EE522F, 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.

#EE522F Channel Values

How #EE522F 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 82 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 85% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 80% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 80% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE522F 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE522F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE522F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE522F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EE522F

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 #EE522F.

How #EE522F 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#EE522F
Protanopia#80802C
Protanomaly#B7702D
Deuteranopia#9D9D14
Deuteranomaly#C38621
Tritanopia#EF4F4F
Tritanomaly#EF5044
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE522F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee522f: #EE522F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE522F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee522f': '#EE522F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.322, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_ee522f">#EE522F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE522F"

More Red Colors

#EE522F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE522F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE522F?

#EE522F is a mid-tone red — rgb(238, 82, 47) in RGB and hsl(11, 85%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Portland Orange (#FF5A36), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #EE522F?

#EE522F is rgb(238, 82, 47) — red 238, green 82, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE522F?

#EE522F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 80%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE522F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE522F scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE522F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE522F 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 7.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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