What color is #AB004B?

#AB004B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Perfect. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB004B?

The RGB value is 171, 0, 75: 171 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB004B?

The complementary color is #00AB60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB004B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB004B color

#AB004B rgb(171, 0, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB004B is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 0% green and 29.4% blue (171, 0, 75).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 56% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Plum Perfect (#AA1155), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#AB004B color codes

HEX	`#AB004B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 0, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 0%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 56%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.31, 62.02, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.31, 62.58, 7.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.066, 9.169, 7.474)`
Decimal	`11206731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB004B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AB004B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AB004B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AB004B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab004b; }
.text { color: #ab004b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab004b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 0 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab004b, #ab0a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #AB004B?: #AB004B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Perfect. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB004B?: The RGB value is 171, 0, 75: 171 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB004B?: The complementary color is #00AB60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB004B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.