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#EF12CE

#ef12ce ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef12ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 7.06% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.47% magenta, 13.81% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 308.96°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.2324

Complementary

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #12ef33

Split complementary

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #5fef12
  3. #12efa1

Analogous

  1. #a112ef
  2. #ef12ce
  3. #ef125f

Triadic

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #ceef12
  3. #12ceef

Tetradic

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #ef3312
  3. #12ef33
  4. #12ceef

Square

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #efa112
  3. #12ef33
  4. #125fef

Monochromatic

  1. #610754
  2. #a90b92
  3. #ef12ce
  4. #f45add
  5. #f9a1ec

Shades

#ef12ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #d710b9
  3. #bf0ea5
  4. #a70d90
  5. #8f0b7c
  6. #780967
  7. #600752
  8. #48053e
  9. #300429
  10. #180215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef12ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #f12ad3
  3. #f241d8
  4. #f459dd
  5. #f571e2
  6. #f789e7
  7. #f9a0eb
  8. #fab8f0
  9. #fcd0f5
  10. #fde7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef12ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef12ce
  2. #e41dc6
  3. #d928be
  4. #ce33b7
  5. #c33eaf
  6. #b849a7
  7. #ac549f
  8. #a15f97
  9. #966a90
  10. #8b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b969a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c71d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc307a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a05ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b472cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f727a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef12ce {
  color: #ef12ce;
}
Background
.bg-ef12ce {
  background-color: #ef12ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef12ce {
  border: 2px solid #ef12ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef12ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 18 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef12ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef12ce, #ef125f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef12ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 18 206 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.79 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.06 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.35 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.21 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.96 #10ed31 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef12ce  rgb(239, 18, 206)  hsl(309, 87%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#12ef33  rgb(18, 239, 51)  hsl(129, 87%, 50%)  Lime
#ceef12  rgb(206, 239, 18)  hsl(69, 87%, 50%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#12ceef  rgb(18, 206, 239)  hsl(189, 87%, 50%)  Sky Blue