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#AA0981 Color

#AA0981 is rgb(170, 9, 129) in RGB, hsl(315, 90%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 24%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA0981
HEX#AA0981
RGBrgb(170, 9, 129)
HSLhsl(315, 90%, 35%)
HSVhsv(315, 95%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 24%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.209 342.9)
LABlab(38.67% 64.08 -22.13)
LCHlch(38.67% 67.79 340.95)

What #AA0981 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 #AA0981, 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.

#AA0981 Channel Values

How #AA0981 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 90% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 95% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 24% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.85:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA0981 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 text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA0981

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA0981; 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 #AA0981

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 #AA0981.

How #AA0981 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#AA0981
Protanopia#4B4B81
Protanomaly#7C3B81
Deuteranopia#67677E
Deuteranomaly#87517F
Tritanopia#A53030
Tritanomaly#A7265C
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA0981 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa0981: #AA0981;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA0981;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa0981': '#AA0981' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.035, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_aa0981">#AA0981</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA0981"

More Pink Colors

#AA0981 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA0981 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA0981?

#AA0981 is a dark pink — rgb(170, 9, 129) in RGB and hsl(315, 90%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #AA0981?

#AA0981 is rgb(170, 9, 129) — red 170, green 9, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA0981?

#AA0981 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 24%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA0981 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA0981 scores 6.85:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA0981 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA0981 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 11.72, which is visibly different.

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