Close to Shocking Pink
#E61AB9
#E61AB9 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 10.2% green, and 72.5% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 80% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E61AB9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.21:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.21:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E61AB9 as they’d see it.
#E61AB9 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E61AB9
What color is #E61AB9?
#E61AB9 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 10.2% green, and 72.5% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 80% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E61AB9 in RGB?
#E61AB9 is rgb(230, 26, 185): 230 red, 26 green, and 185 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E61AB9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 89, 20, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E61AB9?
PANTONE Rhodamine Red C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E61AB9?
Its complement #10932B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.