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#EF0CA9

#ef0ca9 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef0ca9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 4.71% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.98% magenta, 29.29% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 318.5°, with 90.44% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2148

Complementary

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #0cef52

Split complementary

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #38ef0c
  3. #0cefc4

Analogous

  1. #c40cef
  2. #ef0ca9
  3. #ef0c38

Triadic

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #a9ef0c
  3. #0ca9ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #ef520c
  3. #0cef52
  4. #0ca9ef

Square

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #efc40c
  3. #0cef52
  4. #0c38ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0542
  2. #a60876
  3. #ef0ca9
  4. #f651c3
  5. #fa9adc

Shades

#ef0ca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #d70b98
  3. #bf0a87
  4. #a70876
  5. #8f0765
  6. #780655
  7. #600544
  8. #480433
  9. #300222
  10. #180111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef0ca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #f124b2
  3. #f23dba
  4. #f455c3
  5. #f56dcb
  6. #f786d4
  7. #f99edd
  8. #fab6e5
  9. #fcceee
  10. #fde7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef0ca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef0ca9
  2. #e418a5
  3. #d923a1
  4. #ce2f9d
  5. #c33a99
  6. #b84695
  7. #ac5290
  8. #a15d8c
  9. #966988
  10. #8b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b76592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4269ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848ca5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0064 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a553ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b96fa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0085 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef0ca9 {
  color: #ef0ca9;
}
Background
.bg-ef0ca9 {
  background-color: #ef0ca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef0ca9 {
  border: 2px solid #ef0ca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef0ca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 12 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef0ca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef0ca9, #ef0c38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef0ca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 12 169 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.09 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.98 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.42 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.43 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.15 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.37 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.84 #10f356 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef0ca9  rgb(239, 12, 169)  hsl(319, 90%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#0cef52  rgb(12, 239, 82)  hsl(139, 90%, 49%)  Malachite
#a9ef0c  rgb(169, 239, 12)  hsl(79, 90%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#0ca9ef  rgb(12, 169, 239)  hsl(199, 90%, 49%)  Carolina Blue