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#DC0CAA

#dc0caa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc0caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 4.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.55% magenta, 22.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 314.42°, with 89.66% saturation and 45.49% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.1838

Complementary

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #0cdc3e

Split complementary

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #42dc0c
  3. #0cdca6

Analogous

  1. #a60cdc
  2. #dc0caa
  3. #dc0c42

Triadic

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #aadc0c
  3. #0caadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #dc3e0c
  3. #0cdc3e
  4. #0caadc

Square

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #dca60c
  3. #0cdc3e
  4. #0c42dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4b043a
  2. #930872
  3. #dc0caa
  4. #f540c9
  5. #f988de

Shades

#dc0caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #c60b99
  3. #b00a88
  4. #9a0877
  5. #840766
  6. #6e0655
  7. #580544
  8. #420433
  9. #2c0222
  10. #160111
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #e024b3
  3. #e33dbb
  4. #e755c4
  5. #ea6dcc
  6. #ee86d5
  7. #f19edd
  8. #f5b6e6
  9. #f8ceee
  10. #fce7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0caa
  2. #d318a6
  3. #ca23a2
  4. #c02f9d
  5. #b73a99
  6. #ae4695
  7. #a55291
  8. #9c5d8d
  9. #926988
  10. #897484
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3163ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7482a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea1364 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a867a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e51186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0caa {
  color: #dc0caa;
}
Background
.bg-dc0caa {
  background-color: #dc0caa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc0caa {
  border: 2px solid #dc0caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 12 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0caa, #dc0c42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 12 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.97 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.17 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.16 #23f355 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc0caa  rgb(220, 12, 170)  hsl(314, 90%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#0cdc3e  rgb(12, 220, 62)  hsl(134, 90%, 45%)  Malachite
#aadc0c  rgb(170, 220, 12)  hsl(74, 90%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#0caadc  rgb(12, 170, 220)  hsl(194, 90%, 45%)  Carolina Blue