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#F40CAA

#f40caa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#f40caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 4.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.08% magenta, 30.33% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 319.14°, with 91.34% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.224

Complementary

  1. #f40caa
  2. #0cf456

Split complementary

  1. #f40caa
  2. #36f40c
  3. #0cf4ca

Analogous

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #f40caa
  3. #f40c36

Triadic

  1. #f40caa
  2. #aaf40c
  3. #0caaf4

Tetradic

  1. #f40caa
  2. #f4560c
  3. #0cf456
  4. #0caaf4

Square

  1. #f40caa
  2. #f4ca0c
  3. #0cf456
  4. #0c36f4

Monochromatic

  1. #630445
  2. #ac0877
  3. #f40caa
  4. #f755c4
  5. #fb9edd

Shades

#f40caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f40caa
  2. #dc0b99
  3. #c30a88
  4. #ab0877
  5. #920766
  6. #7a0655
  7. #620544
  8. #490433
  9. #310222
  10. #180111
  11. #000000

Tints

#f40caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f40caa
  2. #f524b3
  3. #f63dbb
  4. #f755c4
  5. #f86dcc
  6. #fa86d5
  7. #fb9edd
  8. #fcb6e6
  9. #fdceee
  10. #fee7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f40caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f40caa
  2. #e818a6
  3. #dd23a2
  4. #d12f9d
  5. #c63a99
  6. #ba4695
  7. #ae5291
  8. #a35d8d
  9. #976988
  10. #8c7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb6794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #456bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878fa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0065 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a954ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd71a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f40caa {
  color: #f40caa;
}
Background
.bg-f40caa {
  background-color: #f40caa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f40caa {
  border: 2px solid #f40caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f40caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 12 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 91% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f40caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f40caa, #f40c36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f40caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 12 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.62 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 4.07 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 5.75 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.60 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 9.14 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.37 #0bf355 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#f40caa  rgb(244, 12, 170)  hsl(319, 91%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#0cf456  rgb(12, 244, 86)  hsl(139, 91%, 50%)  Spring Green
#aaf40c  rgb(170, 244, 12)  hsl(79, 91%, 50%)  Spring Bud
#0caaf4  rgb(12, 170, 244)  hsl(199, 91%, 50%)  Carolina Blue