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#EE2222 Ottoman Red

#EE2222 is a medium, vivid red named Ottoman Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 13.3% green and 13.3% blue (rgb(238, 34, 34)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 86% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 86% yellow and 7% black. #EE2222 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.89:1.

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Variations of #EE2222

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EE2222 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EE2222 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EE2222 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 54% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A8912
  • Protanopia 49% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A5E1E
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D5919
  • Deuteranopia 54% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A8912
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B77215
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0027
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F90023
  • Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Achromatomaly 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A26C6C

#EE2222 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.30:1 Poor#EE2222 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.89:1 Good#EE2222 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EE2222 in CSS

/* Ottoman Red */
.color { color: #EE2222; }
.background { background-color: #EE2222; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EE2222; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 34 34);
color: hsl(0 86% 53%);
color: oklch(0.607 0.233 27.9);

#EE2222 FAQ

What color is #EE2222?

#EE2222 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Ottoman Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EE2222?

#EE2222 is rgb(238, 34, 34) in RGB, hsl(0, 86%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 86%, 86%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EE2222?

The complementary color of #EE2222 is #22EEEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EE2222?

Black text has the best contrast on #EE2222: 4.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EE2222 a warm or cool color?

#EE2222 is a warm color.