PINK

Shocking Pink

#FC0FC0

Conversions

HEX#FC0FC0

RGBrgb(252, 15, 192)

HSLhsl(315, 98%, 52%)

HSVhsv(315, 94%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 24%, 1%)

Copy CSS

color: #fc0fc0;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(252, 15, 192);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(315, 98%, 52%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.52 : 1

On ink blackPass · 5.44 : 1

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About Shocking Pink

Shocking Pink is the hex color #FC0FC0, which translates to rgb(252, 15, 192) in RGB and hsl(315, 98%, 52%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 315 degrees, with a saturation of 98 percent and a lightness of 52 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.281 is high, so Shocking Pink is one of the more vivid pink tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Shocking Pink compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is deeppink (#FF1493), a CIE76 distance of 25.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is pink-500 (#F6339A), at a distance of 24.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Fashion Fuchsia at 14.1. Sorted by lightness, Shocking Pink is number 8 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Shocking Pink

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Shocking Pink, led by Ink black at 5.44:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Shocking Pink already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Shocking Pink. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.52:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	5.44:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Shocking Pink

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Shocking Pink for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Shocking Pink

Format	Value
HEX	#FC0FC0
RGB	rgb(252, 15, 192)
HSL	hsl(315, 98%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(315, 94%, 99%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 94%, 24%, 1%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.64% 0.2815 343.01)
CIELAB	lab(56.93 88.83 -30.62)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.