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#DC14AA

#dc14aa ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dc14aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 22.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 83.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 6.74.

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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #14dc46

Split complementary

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #46dc14
  3. #14dcaa

Analogous

  1. #aa14dc
  2. #dc14aa
  3. #dc1446

Triadic

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #aadc14
  3. #14aadc

Tetradic

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #dc4614
  3. #14dc46
  4. #14aadc

Square

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #dcaa14
  3. #14dc46
  4. #1446dc

Monochromatic

  1. #50073e
  2. #960e74
  3. #dc14aa
  4. #ef4ec7
  5. #f594dd

Shades

#dc14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #c61299
  3. #b01088
  4. #9a0e77
  5. #840c66
  6. #6e0a55
  7. #580844
  8. #420633
  9. #2c0422
  10. #160211
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #e02cb3
  3. #e343bb
  4. #e75bc4
  5. #ea72cc
  6. #ee8ad5
  7. #f1a1dd
  8. #f5b9e6
  9. #f8d0ee
  10. #fce8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc14aa
  2. #d31fa6
  3. #ca2aa2
  4. #c0349d
  5. #b73f99
  6. #ae4a95
  7. #a55591
  8. #9c608d
  9. #926a88
  10. #897584
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3464ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7582a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea1965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a868a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e51786 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc14aa {
  color: #dc14aa;
}
Background
.bg-dc14aa {
  background-color: #dc14aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc14aa {
  border: 2px solid #dc14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc14aa, #dc1446);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 6.74 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.15 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.99 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.91 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.98 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.06 #23eb55 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#dc14aa  rgb(220, 20, 170)  hsl(315, 83%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#14dc46  rgb(20, 220, 70)  hsl(135, 83%, 47%)  Malachite
#aadc14  rgb(170, 220, 20)  hsl(75, 83%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#14aadc  rgb(20, 170, 220)  hsl(195, 83%, 47%)  Carolina Blue