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#EC2AAE

#ec2aae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec2aae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 16.47% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 319.18°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#ff3399
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Relative luminance0.2254

Complementary

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #2aec68

Split complementary

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #4dec2a
  3. #2aecc9

Analogous

  1. #c92aec
  2. #ec2aae
  3. #ec2a4d

Triadic

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #aeec2a
  3. #2aaeec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #ec682a
  3. #2aec68
  4. #2aaeec

Square

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #ecc92a
  3. #2aec68
  4. #2a4dec

Monochromatic

  1. #730a51
  2. #b91183
  3. #ec2aae
  4. #f270c9
  5. #f9b6e3

Shades

#ec2aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #d4269d
  3. #bd228b
  4. #a51d7a
  5. #8e1968
  6. #761557
  7. #5e1146
  8. #470d34
  9. #2f0823
  10. #180411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #ee3fb6
  3. #f055be
  4. #f26ac6
  5. #f47fce
  6. #f695d7
  7. #f7aadf
  8. #f9bfe7
  9. #fbd4ef
  10. #fdeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #e133a9
  3. #d63ba5
  4. #cc44a0
  5. #c14c9c
  6. #b65597
  7. #ab5e92
  8. #a0668e
  9. #966f89
  10. #8b7785
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b76a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #486eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848eaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc256c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b773ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6278b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2aae {
  color: #ec2aae;
}
Background
.bg-ec2aae {
  background-color: #ec2aae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2aae {
  border: 2px solid #ec2aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 42 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2aae, #ec2a4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 42 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.29 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.88 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.85 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.92 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.17 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.36 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 10.20 #13d551 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec2aae  rgb(236, 42, 174)  hsl(319, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#2aec68  rgb(42, 236, 104)  hsl(139, 84%, 55%)  Spring Green
#aeec2a  rgb(174, 236, 42)  hsl(79, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud
#2aaeec  rgb(42, 174, 236)  hsl(199, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue