Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#EE9777

#EE9777 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 151, 119, HSL 16, 78%, 70%, has luminance 0.4164, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orangewarmvibrant
#EE9777 Sample readable text
HEX #EE9777
RGB rgb(238, 151, 119)
HSL hsl(16 78% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 50, 7)
Luminance 0.4164
Contrast Black 9.33:1White 2.25:1

CSS

--color-ee9777: #EE9777;
.background-ee9777 { background-color: #EE9777; }
.text-ee9777 { color: #EE9777; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4164
Black text9.33:1AA Pass
White text2.25:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#EE9777","rgb":[238,151,119],"hsl":[16,78,70],"cmyk":[0,37,50,7],"luminance":0.4164,"contrast":{"black":9.33,"white":2.25}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F8D5C9","hex":"#F8D5C9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.35,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EED277","hex":"#EED277","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#77CEEE","hex":"#77CEEE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.85,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DD9F88","hex":"#DD9F88","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.39,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ee9777.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#77CEEE","analogous":["#EE7793","#EED277"],"triadic":["#77EE97","#9777EE"],"tetradic":["#93EE77","#77CEEE","#D277EE"],"splitComplementary":["#77EED2","#7793EE"],"monochromatic":["#F8D5C9","#EE9777","#E45825"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F8D5C9","dark":"#E45825","saturated":"#FF8F66","desaturated":"#DD9F88","pastel":"#FAEFEA","neon":"#FFAD8F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":5.916079783099616},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":19.467922333931785},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":26.419689627245813}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #EE9777

#EE9777 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EE9777 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 238, 151, and 119, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.4164, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.33:1AA Pass
White text2.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE9777 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.33:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8D5C9#000000 text · best 15.35:1#F8D5C9
#EED277#000000 text · best 14.12:1#EED277
#77CEEE#000000 text · best 11.85:1#77CEEE
Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A
#DD9F88#000000 text · best 9.39:1#DD9F88

Generated Palette

#EE9777#EE9777
#77CEEE#77CEEE
#EE7793#EE7793
#EED277#EED277
#F8D5C9#F8D5C9
#E45825#E45825

Color Harmonies

#77CEEE#77CEEE
#EE7793#EE7793
#EED277#EED277
#77EE97#77EE97
#9777EE#9777EE

Variants

#F8D5C9#F8D5C9
#E45825#E45825
#FF8F66#FF8F66
#DD9F88#DD9F88
#FAEFEA#FAEFEA
#FFAD8F#FFAD8F

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A
Light Salmon#FFA07A
Salmon Rose#E7968B
Light Coral#F08080
Salmon#FA8072

Related HEX Guides

Dark Salmon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E9967A.Light Salmon colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFA07A.Salmon Rose colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #E7968B.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors in the vibrant group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#EE9777 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.