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#EC28AE

#ec28ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec28ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 15.69% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.05% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 318.98°, with 83.76% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.2241

Complementary

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #28ec66

Split complementary

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #4cec28
  3. #28ecc8

Analogous

  1. #c828ec
  2. #ec28ae
  3. #ec284c

Triadic

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #aeec28
  3. #28aeec

Tetradic

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #ec6628
  3. #28ec66
  4. #28aeec

Square

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #ecc828
  3. #28ec66
  4. #284cec

Monochromatic

  1. #710a50
  2. #b71082
  3. #ec28ae
  4. #f26ec8
  5. #f8b5e3

Shades

#ec28ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #d4249d
  3. #bd208b
  4. #a51c7a
  5. #8e1868
  6. #761457
  7. #5e1046
  8. #470c34
  9. #2f0823
  10. #180411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec28ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #ee3eb6
  3. #f053be
  4. #f269c6
  5. #f47ece
  6. #f694d7
  7. #f7a9df
  8. #f9bfe7
  9. #fbd4ef
  10. #fdeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec28ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #e131a9
  3. #d63aa5
  4. #cc42a0
  5. #c14b9c
  6. #b65497
  7. #ab5d92
  8. #a0668e
  9. #966e89
  10. #8b7785
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848eaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc236b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a45ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b773ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6258b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec28ae {
  color: #ec28ae;
}
Background
.bg-ec28ae {
  background-color: #ec28ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec28ae {
  border: 2px solid #ec28ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec28ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 40 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec28ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec28ae, #ec284c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec28ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 40 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.31 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.98 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.91 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.06 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.19 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.51 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.28 #13d751 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec28ae  rgb(236, 40, 174)  hsl(319, 84%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#28ec66  rgb(40, 236, 102)  hsl(139, 84%, 54%)  Malachite
#aeec28  rgb(174, 236, 40)  hsl(79, 84%, 54%)  Spring Bud
#28aeec  rgb(40, 174, 236)  hsl(199, 84%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue