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#EF17AB

#ef17ab ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef17ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 9.02% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.38% magenta, 28.45% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 318.89°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.219

Complementary

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #17ef5b

Split complementary

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #3fef17
  3. #17efc7

Analogous

  1. #c717ef
  2. #ef17ab
  3. #ef173f

Triadic

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #abef17
  3. #17abef

Tetradic

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #ef5b17
  3. #17ef5b
  4. #17abef

Square

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #efc717
  3. #17ef5b
  4. #173fef

Monochromatic

  1. #660748
  2. #ae0c7b
  3. #ef17ab
  4. #f45fc5
  5. #f9a6df

Shades

#ef17ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #d7159a
  3. #bf1289
  4. #a71078
  5. #8f0e67
  6. #780c56
  7. #600944
  8. #480733
  9. #300522
  10. #180211
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef17ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #f12eb3
  3. #f245bc
  4. #f45dc4
  5. #f574cd
  6. #f78bd5
  7. #f9a2dd
  8. #fab9e6
  9. #fcd1ee
  10. #fde8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef17ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef17ab
  2. #e422a7
  3. #d92ca2
  4. #ce379e
  5. #c3419a
  6. #b84c96
  7. #ac5691
  8. #a1618d
  9. #966b89
  10. #8b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b86794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #446bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0166 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a655ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b970a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef17ab {
  color: #ef17ab;
}
Background
.bg-ef17ab {
  background-color: #ef17ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef17ab {
  border: 2px solid #ef17ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef17ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 23 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef17ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef17ab, #ef173f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef17ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 23 171 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.68 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.83 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.47 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 7.18 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.25 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.73 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.80 #10e854 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef17ab  rgb(239, 23, 171)  hsl(319, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#17ef5b  rgb(23, 239, 91)  hsl(139, 87%, 51%)  Spring Green
#abef17  rgb(171, 239, 23)  hsl(79, 87%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#17abef  rgb(23, 171, 239)  hsl(199, 87%, 51%)  Carolina Blue