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#AA0936 Color

#AA0936 is rgb(170, 9, 54) in RGB, hsl(343, 90%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 68%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Crimson (UA) (#9E1B32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA0936
HEX#AA0936
RGBrgb(170, 9, 54)
HSLhsl(343, 90%, 35%)
HSVhsv(343, 95%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 68%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.184 16)
LABlab(36.67% 59.56 22.98)
LCHlch(36.67% 63.84 21.09)

What #AA0936 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 #AA0936, 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.

#AA0936 Channel Values

How #AA0936 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 9 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 90% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 95% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 68% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.5:1 vs white · 2.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA0936 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 text7.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA0936

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA0936; 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 #AA0936

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 #AA0936.

How #AA0936 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#AA0936
Protanopia#4B4B35
Protanomaly#7C3B35
Deuteranopia#67672D
Deuteranomaly#875131
Tritanopia#A91414
Tritanomaly#AA1026
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA0936 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa0936: #AA0936;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA0936;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa0936': '#AA0936' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.035, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_aa0936">#AA0936</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA0936"

More Pink Colors

#AA0936 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA0936 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA0936?

#AA0936 is a dark pink — rgb(170, 9, 54) in RGB and hsl(343, 90%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Crimson (UA) (#9E1B32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #AA0936?

#AA0936 is rgb(170, 9, 54) — red 170, green 9, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA0936?

#AA0936 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 68%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA0936 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA0936 scores 7.5:1 against white and 2.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA0936 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA0936 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 12.84, which is visibly different.

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