Palettes / Colors / #AA61AE

#AA61AE — Muted Pink

#AA61AE is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #AA61AE 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.

#AA61AE is a cool 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 #65AE61; it also sits naturally between #8361AE and #AE618B. 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 38% · Blue 68%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA61AE

.text { color: #AA61AE; }
.background { background-color: #AA61AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA61AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 97, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 32%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA61AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 97, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA61AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 97, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA61AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA61AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #65AE61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA61AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA61AE

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 #AA61AE 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 #AA61AE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA61AE?

#AA61AE is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 97, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA61AE?

#AA61AE is RGB 170, 97, 174 — HSL 297°, 32%, 53% — CMYK 2%, 44%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #AA61AE?

Its complement is #65AE61; analogous partners are #8361AE and #AE618B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA61AE for text?

Black text on #AA61AE has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.