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#EC00A6

#ec00a6 ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00a6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 29.66% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 317.8°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.2059

Complementary

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #00ec46

Split complementary

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #30ec00
  3. #00ecbc

Analogous

  1. #bc00ec
  2. #ec00a6
  3. #ec0030

Triadic

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #a6ec00
  3. #00a6ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #ec4600
  3. #00ec46
  4. #00a6ec

Square

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #ecbc00
  3. #00ec46
  4. #0030ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53003a
  2. #9f0070
  3. #ec00a6
  4. #ff39c4
  5. #ff86db

Shades

#ec00a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #d40095
  3. #bd0085
  4. #a50074
  5. #8e0064
  6. #760053
  7. #5e0042
  8. #470032
  9. #2f0021
  10. #180011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #ee1aaf
  3. #f033b8
  4. #f24dc1
  5. #f466ca
  6. #f680d3
  7. #f799db
  8. #f9b3e4
  9. #fbcced
  10. #fde6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00a6
  2. #e10da2
  3. #d61a9e
  4. #cc269b
  5. #c13397
  6. #b64093
  7. #ab4d8f
  8. #a05a8b
  9. #966688
  10. #8b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4638f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f66a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818aa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a350a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f70082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00a6 {
  color: #ec00a6;
}
Background
.bg-ec00a6 {
  background-color: #ec00a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00a6 {
  border: 2px solid #ec00a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00a6, #ec0030);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.92 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 5.66 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.76 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.82 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.17 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.43 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.85 #13ff59 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00a6  rgb(236, 0, 166)  hsl(318, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec46  rgb(0, 236, 70)  hsl(138, 100%, 46%)  Malachite
#a6ec00  rgb(166, 236, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#00a6ec  rgb(0, 166, 236)  hsl(198, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue