Close to Shocking Pink
#E61BAA
#E61BAA is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 10.6% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 318°, 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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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E61BAA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E61BAA as they’d see it.
#E61BAA 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 #E61BAA
What color is #E61BAA?
#E61BAA is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 90.2% red, 10.6% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 318°, with 80% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E61BAA in RGB?
#E61BAA is rgb(230, 27, 170): 230 red, 27 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E61BAA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 88, 26, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E61BAA?
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 #E61BAA?
Its complement #099133 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.