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#EC2AAA

#ec2aaa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec2aaa is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 27.97% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 320.41°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 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 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.2239

Complementary

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #2aec6c

Split complementary

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #49ec2a
  3. #2aeccd

Analogous

  1. #cd2aec
  2. #ec2aaa
  3. #ec2a49

Triadic

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #aaec2a
  3. #2aaaec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #ec6c2a
  3. #2aec6c
  4. #2aaaec

Square

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #eccd2a
  3. #2aec6c
  4. #2a49ec

Monochromatic

  1. #730a4f
  2. #b91180
  3. #ec2aaa
  4. #f270c6
  5. #f9b6e2

Shades

#ec2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #d42699
  3. #bd2288
  4. #a51d77
  5. #8e1966
  6. #761555
  7. #5e1144
  8. #470d33
  9. #2f0822
  10. #180411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #ee3fb3
  3. #f055bb
  4. #f26ac4
  5. #f47fcc
  6. #f695d5
  7. #f7aadd
  8. #f9bfe6
  9. #fbd4ee
  10. #fdeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2aaa
  2. #e133a6
  3. #d63ba2
  4. #cc449d
  5. #c14c99
  6. #b65595
  7. #ab5e91
  8. #a0668d
  9. #966f88
  10. #8b7784
  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 #b66a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858ea6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd2169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b873a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f62588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2aaa {
  color: #ec2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-ec2aaa {
  background-color: #ec2aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #ec2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2aaa, #ec2a49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.82 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.41 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.23 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.55 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.74 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.01 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.81 #13d555 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec2aaa  rgb(236, 42, 170)  hsl(320, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#2aec6c  rgb(42, 236, 108)  hsl(140, 84%, 55%)  Spring Green
#aaec2a  rgb(170, 236, 42)  hsl(80, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud
#2aaaec  rgb(42, 170, 236)  hsl(200, 84%, 55%)  Carolina Blue