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#AA134F Color

#AA134F is rgb(170, 19, 79) in RGB, hsl(336, 80%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 54%, 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 5.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA134F
HEX#AA134F
RGBrgb(170, 19, 79)
HSLhsl(336, 80%, 37%)
HSVhsv(336, 89%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 54%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(48.1% 0.183 5.5)
LABlab(37.63% 59.25 8.05)
LCHlch(37.63% 59.79 7.74)

What #AA134F 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 #AA134F, 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.

#AA134F Channel Values

How #AA134F 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 19 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 80% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 89% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 54% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.2:1 vs white · 2.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA134F 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 text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA134F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA134F; 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 #AA134F

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA134F.

How #AA134F 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#AA134F
Protanopia#4D4D4E
Protanomaly#7D3D4E
Deuteranopia#686849
Deuteranomaly#87524C
Tritanopia#A82121
Tritanomaly#A91C39
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA134F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa134f: #AA134F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA134F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa134f': '#AA134F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.075, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_aa134f">#AA134F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA134F"

More Pink Colors

#AA134F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA134F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA134F?

#AA134F is a dark pink — rgb(170, 19, 79) in RGB and hsl(336, 80%, 37%) 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 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #AA134F?

#AA134F is rgb(170, 19, 79) — red 170, green 19, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA134F?

#AA134F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 54%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA134F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA134F scores 7.2:1 against white and 2.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA134F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA134F 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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