What color is #AB395F?

#AB395F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB395F?

The RGB value is 171, 57, 95: 171 red, 57 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB395F?

The complementary color is #39AB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB395F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB395F color

#AB395F rgb(171, 57, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB395F is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 22.4% green and 37.3% blue (171, 57, 95).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 50% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 44% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot (#AC4362), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#AB395F color codes

HEX	`#AB395F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 57, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 22.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 50%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 67%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 44%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, 49.58, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 49.7, 4.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.325, 12.413, 12.15)`
Decimal	`11221343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB395F, 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 #AB395F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AB395F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #AB395F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab395f; }
.text { color: #ab395f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab395f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 57 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab395f, #ab4c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #AB395F?: #AB395F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB395F?: The RGB value is 171, 57, 95: 171 red, 57 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB395F?: The complementary color is #39AB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB395F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.