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#AA1861 Color

#AA1861 is rgb(170, 24, 97) in RGB, hsl(330, 75%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA1861
HEX#AA1861
RGBrgb(170, 24, 97)
HSLhsl(330, 75%, 38%)
HSVhsv(330, 86%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.185 357.4)
LABlab(38.42% 59.38 -2.39)
LCHlch(38.42% 59.43 357.70)

What #AA1861 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 #AA1861, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 2.21Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 4.32Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.52Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 9.12Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 10.77Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 11.63

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

#AA1861 Channel Values

How #AA1861 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 24 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 75% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 86% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 43% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.97:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA1861 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 text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA1861 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA1861

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA1861; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA1861
Complementary
#18AA61
Analogous
#AA18AA
Analogous
#AA1818
Triadic
#61AA18
Triadic
#1861AA
Split comp.
#18AA18
Split comp.
#18AAAA

Tints & Shades of #AA1861

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.

Tints

#D21E78
#E2368C
#E85EA3
#ED82B8
#F3AACF
#F8CEE3

Shades

#931554
#7D1247
#670F3B
#550C30
#3E0924
#280617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA1861.

How #AA1861 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#AA1861
Protanopia#4E4E60
Protanomaly#7D3F61
Deuteranopia#68685D
Deuteranomaly#87535E
Tritanopia#A72A2A
Tritanomaly#A82446
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA1861 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa1861: #AA1861;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA1861;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa1861': '#AA1861' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.094, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_aa1861">#AA1861</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA1861"

More Pink Colors

#AA1861 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AA1861 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA1861?

#AA1861 is a dark pink — rgb(170, 24, 97) in RGB and hsl(330, 75%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #AA1861?

#AA1861 is rgb(170, 24, 97) — red 170, green 24, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA1861?

#AA1861 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA1861 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA1861 scores 6.97:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA1861 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA1861 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 16.9, which is visibly different.

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