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#E137AE

#e137ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e137ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 21.57% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.56% magenta, 22.67% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 318°, with 73.91% saturation and 54.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.218

Complementary

  1. #e137ae
  2. #37e16a

Split complementary

  1. #e137ae
  2. #59e137
  3. #37e1bf

Analogous

  1. #bf37e1
  2. #e137ae
  3. #e13759

Triadic

  1. #e137ae
  2. #aee137
  3. #37aee1

Tetradic

  1. #e137ae
  2. #e16a37
  3. #37e16a
  4. #37aee1

Square

  1. #e137ae
  2. #e1bf37
  3. #37e16a
  4. #3759e1

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1152
  2. #b11b84
  3. #e137ae
  4. #eb7ac9
  5. #f5bce4

Shades

#e137ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e137ae
  2. #cb329d
  3. #b42c8b
  4. #9e277a
  5. #872168
  6. #711c57
  7. #5a1646
  8. #441134
  9. #2d0b23
  10. #170611
  11. #000000

Tints

#e137ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e137ae
  2. #e44bb6
  3. #e75fbe
  4. #ea73c6
  5. #ed87ce
  6. #f09bd7
  7. #f3afdf
  8. #f6c3e7
  9. #f9d7ef
  10. #fcebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e137ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e137ae
  2. #d73ea9
  3. #ce46a5
  4. #c44da0
  5. #ba549c
  6. #b15c97
  7. #a76392
  8. #9d6a8e
  9. #937189
  10. #8a7985
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b06b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a6fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8baa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef386f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e5db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af72ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea378d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e137ae {
  color: #e137ae;
}
Background
.bg-e137ae {
  background-color: #e137ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e137ae {
  border: 2px solid #e137ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e137ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 55 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 74% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e137ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e137ae, #e13759);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e137ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 55 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.37 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 6.30 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.39 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.07 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 8.13 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.75 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.76 #1ec851 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e137ae  rgb(225, 55, 174)  hsl(318, 74%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#37e16a  rgb(55, 225, 106)  hsl(138, 74%, 55%)  Malachite
#aee137  rgb(174, 225, 55)  hsl(78, 74%, 55%)  Inchworm
#37aee1  rgb(55, 174, 225)  hsl(198, 74%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue