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#AA034C Color

#AA034C is rgb(170, 3, 76) in RGB, hsl(334, 97%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 55%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA034C
HEX#AA034C
RGBrgb(170, 3, 76)
HSLhsl(334, 97%, 34%)
HSVhsv(334, 98%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 55%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.189 5.9)
LABlab(36.83% 61.16 8.88)
LCHlch(36.83% 61.80 8.26)

What #AA034C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA034C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AA034C Channel Values

How #AA034C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 3 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 97% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 98% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 55% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.43:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA034C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA034C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA034C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA034C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA034C.

How #AA034C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA034C
Protanopia#4A4A4B
Protanomaly#7C3A4B
Deuteranopia#666646
Deuteranomaly#875048
Tritanopia#A81919
Tritanomaly#A91334
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA034C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa034c: #AA034C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA034C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa034c': '#AA034C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.012, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_aa034c">#AA034C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA034C"

More Pink Colors

#AA034C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA034C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA034C?

#AA034C is a dark pink — rgb(170, 3, 76) in RGB and hsl(334, 97%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #AA034C?

#AA034C is rgb(170, 3, 76) — red 170, green 3, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA034C?

#AA034C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 55%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA034C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA034C scores 7.43:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA034C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA034C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 25.39, which is a different colour altogether.

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