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#AA8894 Color

#AA8894 is rgb(170, 136, 148) in RGB, hsl(339, 17%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA8894
HEX#AA8894
RGBrgb(170, 136, 148)
HSLhsl(339, 17%, 60%)
HSVhsv(339, 20%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.044 355.2)
LABlab(60.24% 14.82 -1.25)
LCHlch(60.24% 14.87 355.19)

What #AA8894 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 #AA8894, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.68Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 6.99Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.16Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.9Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.35Tuscany#C09999ΔE 9.72

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

#AA8894 Channel Values

How #AA8894 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 136 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 17% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 20% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 13% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA8894 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA8894 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA8894

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA8894; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA8894
Complementary
#88AA9E
Analogous
#AA88A5
Analogous
#AA8D88
Triadic
#94AA88
Triadic
#8894AA
Split comp.
#88AA8D
Split comp.
#88A5AA

Tints & Shades of #AA8894

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

#B597A1
#C2A8B1
#CCB7BF
#D9C9CF
#E3D8DC
#F0EAEC

Shades

#99707E
#835D6A
#6B4C57
#543B44
#3C2A30
#24191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA8894.

How #AA8894 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#AA8894
Protanopia#8F8F94
Protanomaly#9A8C94
Deuteranopia#949493
Deuteranomaly#9D9093
Tritanopia#A98A8A
Tritanomaly#A9898E
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA8894 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa8894: #AA8894;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA8894;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa8894': '#AA8894' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.533, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_aa8894">#AA8894</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA8894"

More Pink Colors

#AA8894 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA8894 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA8894?

#AA8894 is a light pink — rgb(170, 136, 148) in RGB and hsl(339, 17%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #AA8894?

#AA8894 is rgb(170, 136, 148) — red 170, green 136, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA8894?

#AA8894 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA8894 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA8894 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA8894 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA8894 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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