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#EF23AC

#ef23ac ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ef23ac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 13.73% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 28.03% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 319.71°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.2253

Complementary

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #23ef66

Split complementary

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #46ef23
  3. #23efcc

Analogous

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #ef23ac
  3. #ef2346

Triadic

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #acef23
  3. #23acef

Tetradic

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #ef6623
  3. #23ef66
  4. #23acef

Square

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #efcc23
  3. #23ef66
  4. #2346ef

Monochromatic

  1. #71084e
  2. #b80d80
  3. #ef23ac
  4. #f46ac7
  5. #f9b2e2

Shades

#ef23ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #d7209b
  3. #bf1c8a
  4. #a71978
  5. #8f1567
  6. #781256
  7. #600e45
  8. #480b34
  9. #300722
  10. #180411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef23ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #f139b4
  3. #f24fbd
  4. #f465c5
  5. #f57bcd
  6. #f791d6
  7. #f9a7de
  8. #fabde6
  9. #fcd3ee
  10. #fde9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef23ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef23ac
  2. #e42ca8
  3. #d936a3
  4. #ce3f9f
  5. #c3489a
  6. #b85296
  7. #ac5b92
  8. #a1648d
  9. #966d89
  10. #8b7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b86995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #486daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1869 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a758ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b973a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f91d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef23ac {
  color: #ef23ac;
}
Background
.bg-ef23ac {
  background-color: #ef23ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef23ac {
  border: 2px solid #ef23ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef23ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 35 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef23ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef23ac, #ef2346);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef23ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 35 172 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.39 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.41 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.30 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.62 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.24 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.13 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.93 #10dc53 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ef23ac  rgb(239, 35, 172)  hsl(320, 86%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#23ef66  rgb(35, 239, 102)  hsl(140, 86%, 54%)  Spring Green
#acef23  rgb(172, 239, 35)  hsl(80, 86%, 54%)  Spring Bud
#23acef  rgb(35, 172, 239)  hsl(200, 86%, 54%)  Carolina Blue