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#AA2C95 Color

#AA2C95 is rgb(170, 44, 149) in RGB, hsl(310, 59%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 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 6.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA2C95
HEX#AA2C95
RGBrgb(170, 44, 149)
HSLhsl(310, 59%, 42%)
HSVhsv(310, 74%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.196 335.7)
LABlab(42.11% 58.70 -29.05)
LCHlch(42.11% 65.50 333.67)

What #AA2C95 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 #AA2C95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 6.55Fandango#B53389ΔE 11.37Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 12.14Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 12.8Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 13.52Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 14.05

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

#AA2C95 Channel Values

How #AA2C95 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 44 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 59% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 74% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 12% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA2C95 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 text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA2C95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA2C95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA2C95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA2C95
Complementary
#2CAA41
Analogous
#802CAA
Analogous
#AA2C56
Triadic
#95AA2C
Triadic
#2C95AA
Split comp.
#56AA2C
Split comp.
#2CAA80

Tints & Shades of #AA2C95

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

#CB34B2
#D355BE
#DB75CA
#E496D7
#ECB6E3
#F5D6F0

Shades

#962783
#7E206E
#691B5C
#511547
#3D1035
#240920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA2C95.

How #AA2C95 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#AA2C95
Protanopia#545495
Protanomaly#804795
Deuteranopia#6C6C93
Deuteranomaly#895994
Tritanopia#A34545
Tritanomaly#A63D6E
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA2C95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa2c95: #AA2C95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA2C95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa2c95': '#AA2C95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.173, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_aa2c95">#AA2C95</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA2C95"

More Pink Colors

#AA2C95 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AA2C95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA2C95?

#AA2C95 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(170, 44, 149) in RGB and hsl(310, 59%, 42%) 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 6.55.

What is the RGB value of #AA2C95?

#AA2C95 is rgb(170, 44, 149) — red 170, green 44, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA2C95?

#AA2C95 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA2C95 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA2C95 scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA2C95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA2C95 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 13.52, which is visibly different.

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