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#EF23AB

#ef23ab ≈ Shocking Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef23ab is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 13.73% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 28.45% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.2249

Complementary

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #23ef67

Split complementary

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #45ef23
  3. #23efcd

Analogous

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #ef23ab
  3. #ef2345

Triadic

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #abef23
  3. #23abef

Tetradic

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #ef6723
  3. #23ef67
  4. #23abef

Square

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #efcd23
  3. #23ef67
  4. #2345ef

Monochromatic

  1. #71084e
  2. #b80d7f
  3. #ef23ab
  4. #f46ac6
  5. #f9b2e1

Shades

#ef23ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #d7209a
  3. #bf1c89
  4. #a71978
  5. #8f1567
  6. #781256
  7. #600e44
  8. #480b33
  9. #300722
  10. #180411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef23ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #f139b3
  3. #f24fbc
  4. #f465c4
  5. #f57bcd
  6. #f791d5
  7. #f9a7dd
  8. #fabde6
  9. #fcd3ee
  10. #fde9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef23ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef23ab
  2. #e42ca7
  3. #d936a2
  4. #ce3f9e
  5. #c3489a
  6. #b85296
  7. #ac5b91
  8. #a1648d
  9. #966d89
  10. #8b7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b86994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #486dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a758ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba73a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f91c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef23ab {
  color: #ef23ab;
}
Background
.bg-ef23ab {
  background-color: #ef23ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef23ab {
  border: 2px solid #ef23ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef23ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 35 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef23ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef23ab, #ef2345);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef23ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 35 171 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.54 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.30 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.14 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.14 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.05 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.77 #10dc54 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef23ab  rgb(239, 35, 171)  hsl(320, 86%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#23ef67  rgb(35, 239, 103)  hsl(140, 86%, 54%)  Spring Green
#abef23  rgb(171, 239, 35)  hsl(80, 86%, 54%)  Spring Bud
#23abef  rgb(35, 171, 239)  hsl(200, 86%, 54%)  Carolina Blue