What color is #AB304F?

#AB304F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB304F?

The RGB value is 171, 48, 79: 171 red, 48 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB304F?

The complementary color is #30AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB304F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB304F color

#AB304F rgb(171, 48, 79)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB304F is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 18.8% green and 31% blue (171, 48, 79).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 56% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 54% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Minted Blueberry Lemonade (#B32651), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#AB304F color codes

HEX	`#AB304F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 48, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 18.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 56%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 72%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 54%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, 51.7, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 52.87, 12.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.265, 11.339, 8.57)`
Decimal	`11219023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB304F, 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 #AB304F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AB304F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #AB304F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab304f; }
.text { color: #ab304f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab304f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 48 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab304f, #ab4e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #AB304F?: #AB304F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB304F?: The RGB value is 171, 48, 79: 171 red, 48 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB304F?: The complementary color is #30AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB304F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.