Medium Ruby (#AA4069)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.76:1 — vs black: 3.65:1

Color values

  • HEX #AA4069
  • RGB rgb(170, 64, 105)
  • HSL hsl(336, 62%, 66%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 62.35, 38.24, 33.33 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AA4069 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Ruby
#AA4069 Base
#40AA81
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Ruby
#AA4069 Base
#AA409E
#AA4C40
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Ruby
#AA4069 Base
#69AA40
#4069AA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Ruby
#AA4069 Base
#40AA4C
#409EAA
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Ruby
#AA4069 Base
#9EAA40
#40AA81
#4C40AA
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Ruby
#AA4069 Base
#3B1624
#722B47
#8C3557
#BF547D
#C86E91
#DDA6BB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Ruby, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#13070B
#31121E
#4F1E31
#6D2944
#8C3556
Medium Ruby #AA4069 Base
#C15B82
#CF7F9E
#DDA4BA
#EAC8D5
#F8ECF1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AA4069. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AA4069;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AA4069;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AA4069;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AA4069,
        #75DFB6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AA4069,
        #75DFB6
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-ruby: #AA4069;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-ruby-r: 170;
$medium-ruby-g: 64;
$medium-ruby-b: 105;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-ruby;
    color: rgba($medium-ruby-r, $medium-ruby-g, $medium-ruby-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Ruby appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AA4069 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6D6D66 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #54546A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A84747 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #666666 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Ruby ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Ruby #AA4069 Base
Raspberry Rose #B3446C ΔE 2.31
Rich Maroon #B03060 ΔE 3.16
China Rose #A8516E ΔE 4.05
Magenta Haze #9F4576 ΔE 4.86

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.