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#AA2294 Color

#AA2294 is rgb(170, 34, 148) in RGB, hsl(310, 67%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 13%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA2294
HEX#AA2294
RGBrgb(170, 34, 148)
HSLhsl(310, 67%, 40%)
HSVhsv(310, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 13%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.205 335.9)
LABlab(41.03% 61.44 -30.12)
LCHlch(41.03% 68.43 333.88)

What #AA2294 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 #AA2294, 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.

#AA2294 Channel Values

How #AA2294 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 34 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 67% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 80% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 13% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.24:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA2294 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 text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA2294

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA2294; 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 #AA2294

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA2294.

How #AA2294 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#AA2294
Protanopia#515194
Protanomaly#7E4394
Deuteranopia#6A6A92
Deuteranomaly#885693
Tritanopia#A34040
Tritanomaly#A6366C
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA2294 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa2294: #AA2294;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA2294;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa2294': '#AA2294' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.133, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_aa2294">#AA2294</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA2294"

More Pink Colors

#AA2294 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA2294 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA2294?

#AA2294 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(170, 34, 148) in RGB and hsl(310, 67%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #AA2294?

#AA2294 is rgb(170, 34, 148) — red 170, green 34, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA2294?

#AA2294 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 13%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA2294 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA2294 scores 6.24:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA2294 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA2294 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.12, which is visibly different.

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