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#EC00AE

#ec00ae ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ec00ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 315.76°, 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2089

Complementary

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #00ec3e

Split complementary

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #38ec00
  3. #00ecb4

Analogous

  1. #b400ec
  2. #ec00ae
  3. #ec0038

Triadic

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #aeec00
  3. #00aeec

Tetradic

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #ec3e00
  3. #00ec3e
  4. #00aeec

Square

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #ecb400
  3. #00ec3e
  4. #0038ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53003d
  2. #9f0076
  3. #ec00ae
  4. #ff39cb
  5. #ff86df

Shades

#ec00ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #d4009d
  3. #bd008b
  4. #a5007a
  5. #8e0068
  6. #760057
  7. #5e0046
  8. #470034
  9. #2f0023
  10. #180011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec00ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #ee1ab6
  3. #f033be
  4. #f24dc6
  5. #f466ce
  6. #f680d7
  7. #f799df
  8. #f9b3e7
  9. #fbccef
  10. #fde6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec00ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #e10da9
  3. #d61aa5
  4. #cc26a0
  5. #c1339c
  6. #b64097
  7. #ab4d92
  8. #a05a8e
  9. #966689
  10. #8b7385
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3968b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc0066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a251b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56dab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f60089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec00ae {
  color: #ec00ae;
}
Background
.bg-ec00ae {
  background-color: #ec00ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec00ae {
  border: 2px solid #ec00ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec00ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec00ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec00ae, #ec0038);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec00ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 174 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.09 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 6.34 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.82 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.62 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 8.72 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.10 #13ff51 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec00ae  rgb(236, 0, 174)  hsl(316, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#00ec3e  rgb(0, 236, 62)  hsl(136, 100%, 46%)  Malachite
#aeec00  rgb(174, 236, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#00aeec  rgb(0, 174, 236)  hsl(196, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue