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#EE4B4E closest to Watermelonade

#EE4B4E is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Watermelonade. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 29.4% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(238, 75, 78)). Its HSL value is 359° hue, 83% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 67% yellow and 7% black. #EE4B4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.75:1.

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Variations of #EE4B4E

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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#EE4B4E 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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#EE4B4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EE4B4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A19349
  • Protanopia 57% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78704D
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A46C4B
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A19349
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BB7F4A
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF194E
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F83C4E
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #868686
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A87A7B

#EE4B4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.65:1 Poor#EE4B4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.75:1 Good#EE4B4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EE4B4E in CSS

/* Watermelonade */
.color { color: #EE4B4E; }
.background { background-color: #EE4B4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EE4B4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 75 78);
color: hsl(359 83% 61%);
color: oklch(0.643 0.199 23.8);

#EE4B4E FAQ

What color is #EE4B4E?

#EE4B4E is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Watermelonade. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EE4B4E?

#EE4B4E is rgb(238, 75, 78) in RGB, hsl(359, 83%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 68%, 67%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EE4B4E?

The complementary color of #EE4B4E is #4BEEEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EE4B4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #EE4B4E: 5.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EE4B4E a warm or cool color?

#EE4B4E is a warm color.