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#EF16CD

#ef16cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef16cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 14.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.4°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#ff00cc
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Relative luminance0.2333

Complementary

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #16ef38

Split complementary

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #61ef16
  3. #16efa5

Analogous

  1. #a516ef
  2. #ef16cd
  3. #ef1661

Triadic

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #cdef16
  3. #16cdef

Tetradic

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #ef3816
  3. #16ef38
  4. #16cdef

Square

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #efa516
  3. #16ef38
  4. #1661ef

Monochromatic

  1. #650756
  2. #ad0c93
  3. #ef16cd
  4. #f45edc
  5. #f9a5ec

Shades

#ef16cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #d714b9
  3. #bf12a4
  4. #a70f90
  5. #8f0d7b
  6. #780b67
  7. #600952
  8. #48073e
  9. #300429
  10. #180215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef16cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #f12dd2
  3. #f245d7
  4. #f45cdc
  5. #f573e1
  6. #f78be6
  7. #f9a2eb
  8. #fab9f0
  9. #fcd0f5
  10. #fde8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef16cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef16cd
  2. #e421c5
  3. #d92bbe
  4. #ce36b6
  5. #c340ae
  6. #b84ba7
  7. #ac569f
  8. #a16097
  9. #966b8f
  10. #8b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b96aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2071d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc307a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a15acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b472ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f728a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef16cd {
  color: #ef16cd;
}
Background
.bg-ef16cd {
  background-color: #ef16cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef16cd {
  border: 2px solid #ef16cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef16cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef16cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef16cd, #ef1661);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef16cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.60 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.91 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.11 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.16 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.10 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 10.75 #10e932 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef16cd  rgb(239, 22, 205)  hsl(309, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#16ef38  rgb(22, 239, 56)  hsl(129, 87%, 51%)  Lime
#cdef16  rgb(205, 239, 22)  hsl(69, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#16cdef  rgb(22, 205, 239)  hsl(189, 87%, 51%)  Sky Blue