Medium Ruby (#AA4069)

The hex code for Medium Ruby is #AA4069. It is rgb(170, 64, 105) in RGB, hsl(337, 45%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 38%, 33%) in CMYK — a mid-tone pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA4069

HEX#AA4069

RGBrgb(170, 64, 105)

HSLhsl(337, 45%, 46%)

HSVhsv(337, 62%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 38%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.144 359.3)

LABlab(43.47% 46.96 -0.08)

LCHlch(43.47% 46.96 359.90)

Colors Closest to Medium Ruby

Medium Ruby is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Irresistible#B3446CΔE 3.21 Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 7.85 Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.42 Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 9.96 Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 10.42 Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 10.9

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

#AA4069 Channel Values

How Medium Ruby breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 64 · B 105	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 337° · S 45% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 337° · S 62% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 62% · Y 38% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.76:1 vs white · 3.65:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Ruby 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 text5.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA4069 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Medium Ruby

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Ruby

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 #AA4069.

How Medium Ruby 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#AA4069

Protanopia#5E5E68

Protanomaly#835369

Deuteranopia#727265

Deuteranomaly#8C6267

Tritanopia#A84747

Tritanomaly#A94456

Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA4069 in Code

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

CSS custom property--medium-ruby: #AA4069;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA4069;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-ruby': '#AA4069' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.251, blue: 0.412)

Android XML<color name="medium_ruby">#AA4069</color>

SVG fillfill="#AA4069"

More Pink Colors

Medium Ruby sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

aa98a9 a93da9 ab1273 a800b7 ab274f a8005a ad4379 a80054 ae7aae a63a79 ae98aa a50b5e c70036 d14dcd e085a3 eaa9bf f3ddf3 fbe4fb ff1493 ff8fff 1f001f 570057 780d51 941063

#AA4069 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Ruby?

The hex code for Medium Ruby is #AA4069. That is rgb(170, 64, 105) in RGB, hsl(337, 45%, 46%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 38%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #AA4069?

#AA4069 is rgb(170, 64, 105) — red 170, green 64, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA4069?

#AA4069 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 38%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA4069 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA4069 scores 5.76:1 against white and 3.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA4069 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA4069 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 17.56, which is visibly different.

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