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#EE6144 Color

#EE6144 is rgb(238, 97, 68) in RGB, hsl(10, 83%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 71%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE6144
HEX#EE6144
RGBrgb(238, 97, 68)
HSLhsl(10, 83%, 60%)
HSVhsv(10, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 71%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.18 33.4)
LABlab(59.84% 54.26 45.11)
LCHlch(59.84% 70.56 39.74)

What #EE6144 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 #EE6144, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Outrageous Orange#FF6E4AΔE 5.95Fire Opal#E95C4BΔE 6.03Tomato#FF6347ΔE 6.61Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 8.26Sunset Orange#FD5E53ΔE 8.66Bittersweet#FE6F5EΔE 8.96

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

#EE6144 Channel Values

How #EE6144 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 97 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 83% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 71% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE6144 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE6144 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE6144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE6144; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE6144
Complementary
#44D1EE
Analogous
#EE447D
Analogous
#EEB544
Triadic
#44EE61
Triadic
#6144EE
Split comp.
#44EEB5
Split comp.
#447DEE

Tints & Shades of #EE6144

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

#F0745C
#F28C78
#F5A08F
#F7B8AB
#F9CCC2
#FCE3DE

Shades

#EA411F
#CD3213
#A82910
#83200C
#5D1709
#380E05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE6144.

How #EE6144 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#EE6144
Protanopia#888842
Protanomaly#BA7A43
Deuteranopia#A2A236
Deuteranomaly#C58D3C
Tritanopia#EF5E5E
Tritanomaly#EF5F55
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE6144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee6144: #EE6144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE6144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee6144': '#EE6144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.380, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_ee6144">#EE6144</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE6144"

More Red Colors

#EE6144 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EE6144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE6144?

#EE6144 is a light red — rgb(238, 97, 68) in RGB and hsl(10, 83%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #EE6144?

#EE6144 is rgb(238, 97, 68) — red 238, green 97, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE6144?

#EE6144 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 71%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE6144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE6144 scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE6144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE6144 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 6.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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