HEX atlas value

#EE6A3A

#EE6A3A is a warm orange HEX color close to Tomato. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 106, 58, HSL 16, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.2879, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EE6A3A Sample readable text

HEX #EE6A3A

RGB rgb(238, 106, 58)

HSL hsl(16 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 55, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.2879

Contrast Black 6.76:1White 3.11:1

CSS

--color-ee6a3a: #EE6A3A;
.background-ee6a3a { background-color: #EE6A3A; }
.text-ee6a3a { color: #EE6A3A; }

Luminance0.2879

Black text6.76:1AA Pass

White text3.11:1AA 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":"#EE6A3A","rgb":[238,106,58],"hsl":[16,84,58],"cmyk":[0,55,76,7],"luminance":0.2879,"contrast":{"black":6.76,"white":3.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEC43A","hex":"#EEC43A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.59,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5AA8E","hex":"#F5AA8E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.02,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3ABEEE","hex":"#3ABEEE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.78,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.13,"contrastWhite":2.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Tomato adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ee6a3a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tomato.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3ABEEE","analogous":["#EE3A64","#EEC43A"],"triadic":["#3AEE6A","#6A3AEE"],"tetradic":["#64EE3A","#3ABEEE","#C43AEE"],"splitComplementary":["#3AEEC4","#3A64EE"],"monochromatic":["#F5AA8E","#EE6A3A","#BC3E10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5AA8E","dark":"#BC3E10","saturated":"#FF6229","desaturated":"#D67551","pastel":"#F2C6B6","neon":"#FF8052"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tomato","name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","distance":22.516660498395403},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":32.93933818400121}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EE6A3A

#EE6A3A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EE6A3A is visually closest to Tomato, a named red color with HEX #FF6347.

The RGB channels are 238, 106, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg 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 0.2879, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.76:1AA Pass

White text3.11:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE6A3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.76:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEC43A#000000 text · best 12.59:1#EEC43A

#F5AA8E#000000 text · best 11.02:1#F5AA8E

#3ABEEE#000000 text · best 9.78:1#3ABEEE

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

Tomato#000000 text · best 7.13:1#FF6347

Generated Palette

#EE6A3A#EE6A3A

#3ABEEE#3ABEEE

#EE3A64#EE3A64

#EEC43A#EEC43A

#F5AA8E#F5AA8E

#BC3E10#BC3E10

Color Harmonies

#3ABEEE#3ABEEE

#EE3A64#EE3A64

#EEC43A#EEC43A

#3AEE6A#3AEE6A

#6A3AEE#6A3AEE

Variants

#F5AA8E#F5AA8E

#BC3E10#BC3E10

#FF6229#FF6229

#D67551#D67551

#F2C6B6#F2C6B6

#FF8052#FF8052

Nearest Named Colors

Tomato#FF6347

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Fire Opal#E95C20

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Cinnabar#E44D2E

#EE6A3A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EE6A3A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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