HEX atlas value

#EE4C3A

#EE4C3A is a warm red HEX color close to Cinnabar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 76, 58, HSL 6, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.2365, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#EE4C3A Sample readable text

HEX #EE4C3A

RGB rgb(238, 76, 58)

HSL hsl(6 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 68, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.2365

Contrast Black 5.73:1White 3.66:1

CSS

--color-ee4c3a: #EE4C3A;
.background-ee4c3a { background-color: #EE4C3A; }
.text-ee4c3a { color: #EE4C3A; }

Luminance0.2365

Black text5.73:1AA Pass

White text3.66:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EE4C3A","rgb":[238,76,58],"hsl":[6,84,58],"cmyk":[0,68,76,7],"luminance":0.2365,"contrast":{"black":5.73,"white":3.66}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3ADCEE","hex":"#3ADCEE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.65,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EEA63A","hex":"#EEA63A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5998E","hex":"#F5998E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.83,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.42,"contrastWhite":3.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#BC2110","hex":"#BC2110","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.36,"contrastWhite":6.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Cinnabar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ee4c3a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tulip-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3ADCEE","analogous":["#EE3A82","#EEA63A"],"triadic":["#3AEE4C","#4C3AEE"],"tetradic":["#82EE3A","#3ADCEE","#A63AEE"],"splitComplementary":["#3AEEA6","#3A82EE"],"monochromatic":["#F5998E","#EE4C3A","#BC2110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5998E","dark":"#BC2110","saturated":"#FF3E29","desaturated":"#D65F51","pastel":"#F2BCB6","neon":"#FF6352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"tulip-red","name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":30.01666203960727},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":30.93541659651604}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EE4C3A

#EE4C3A is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EE4C3A is visually closest to Cinnabar, a named red color with HEX #E44D2E.

The RGB channels are 238, 76, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 6deg with 84% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2365, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.73:1AA Pass

White text3.66:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE4C3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.73:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#3ADCEE#000000 text · best 12.65:1#3ADCEE

#EEA63A#000000 text · best 10.15:1#EEA63A

#F5998E#000000 text · best 9.83:1#F5998E

Tulip Red#000000 text · best 6.42:1#FF4D4D

#BC2110#FFFFFF text · best 6.24:1#BC2110

Generated Palette

#EE4C3A#EE4C3A

#3ADCEE#3ADCEE

#EE3A82#EE3A82

#EEA63A#EEA63A

#F5998E#F5998E

#BC2110#BC2110

Color Harmonies

#3ADCEE#3ADCEE

#EE3A82#EE3A82

#EEA63A#EEA63A

#3AEE4C#3AEE4C

#4C3AEE#4C3AEE

Variants

#F5998E#F5998E

#BC2110#BC2110

#FF3E29#FF3E29

#D65F51#D65F51

#F2BCB6#F2BCB6

#FF6352#FF6352

Nearest Named Colors

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Vermilion#E34234

Tulip Red#FF4D4D

Poppy Red#DC343B

Fire Opal#E95C20

#EE4C3A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EE4C3A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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