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#E738AB

#e738ab ≈ Shocking Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e738ab is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 21.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.76% magenta, 25.97% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 320.57°, with 78.48% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2276

Complementary

  1. #e738ab
  2. #38e774

Split complementary

  1. #e738ab
  2. #53e738
  3. #38e7cb

Analogous

  1. #cb38e7
  2. #e738ab
  3. #e73853

Triadic

  1. #e738ab
  2. #abe738
  3. #38abe7

Tetradic

  1. #e738ab
  2. #e77438
  3. #38e774
  4. #38abe7

Square

  1. #e738ab
  2. #e7cb38
  3. #38e774
  4. #3853e7

Monochromatic

  1. #780e54
  2. #bc1783
  3. #e738ab
  4. #ef7cc8
  5. #f7c1e5

Shades

#e738ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e738ab
  2. #d0329a
  3. #b92d89
  4. #a22778
  5. #8b2267
  6. #741c56
  7. #5c1644
  8. #451133
  9. #2e0b22
  10. #170611
  11. #000000

Tints

#e738ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e738ab
  2. #e94cb3
  3. #ec60bc
  4. #ee74c4
  5. #f188cd
  6. #f39cd5
  7. #f5afdd
  8. #f8c3e6
  9. #fad7ee
  10. #fdebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e738ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e738ab
  2. #dd3fa7
  3. #d246a2
  4. #c84e9e
  5. #be559a
  6. #b45c96
  7. #a96391
  8. #9f6a8d
  9. #957289
  10. #8a7984
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5070ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7346e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a35fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b575a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1368a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e738ab {
  color: #e738ab;
}
Background
.bg-e738ab {
  background-color: #e738ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e738ab {
  border: 2px solid #e738ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e738ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 56 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 78% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e738ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e738ab, #e73853);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e738ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 56 171 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.09 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.74 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.48 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.70 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.34 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 8.76 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.32 #18c754 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#e738ab  rgb(231, 56, 171)  hsl(321, 78%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#38e774  rgb(56, 231, 116)  hsl(141, 78%, 56%)  Malachite
#abe738  rgb(171, 231, 56)  hsl(81, 78%, 56%)  Inchworm
#38abe7  rgb(56, 171, 231)  hsl(201, 78%, 56%)  Carolina Blue