Palettes / Colors / #AA2C4E

#AA2C4E — Pink

#AA2C4E is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #AA2C4E 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.

#AA2C4E is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2CAA89; it also sits naturally between #AA2C8D and #AA492C. 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 17% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 54% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA2C4E

.text { color: #AA2C4E; }
.background { background-color: #AA2C4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA2C4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 44, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 59%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA2C4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 44, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA2C4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 44, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA2C4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA2C4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CAA89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA2C4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA2C4E

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 #AA2C4E 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 #AA2C4E 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

← #AA2C4D  ·  #AA2C4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA2C4E?

#AA2C4E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 44, 78). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA2C4E?

#AA2C4E is RGB 170, 44, 78 — HSL 344°, 59%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 54%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA2C4E?

Its complement is #2CAA89; analogous partners are #AA2C8D and #AA492C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA2C4E for text?

White text on #AA2C4E has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.18:1.