Palettes / Colors / #AA033C

#AA033C — Vivid Pink

#AA033C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #AA033C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AA033C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #03AB73; it also sits naturally between #AB038F and #AB1F03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 1% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 65% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AA033C

.text { color: #AA033C; }
.background { background-color: #AA033C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA033C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 3, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 97%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA033C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 3, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA033C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 3, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA033C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA033C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA033C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03AB73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA033C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA033C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AA033C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA033C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA033B  ·  #AA033D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA033C?

#AA033C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 3, 60). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA033C?

#AA033C is RGB 170, 3, 60 — HSL 340°, 97%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 65%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA033C?

Its complement is #03AB73; analogous partners are #AB038F and #AB1F03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA033C for text?

White text on #AA033C has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.79:1.