What color is #AB6682?

#AB6682 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB6682?

The RGB value is 171, 102, 130: 171 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB6682?

The complementary color is #66AB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB6682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB6682 color

#AB6682 rgb(171, 102, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB6682 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 40% green and 51% blue (171, 102, 130).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#AB6682 color codes

HEX	`#AB6682`
RGB	`rgb(171, 102, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 40%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.58, 31.5, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.58, 31.71, 353.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.576, 19.774, 23.584)`
Decimal	`11232898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB6682, 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 #AB6682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB6682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	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 #AB6682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab6682; }
.text { color: #ab6682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab6682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 102 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab6682, #ab6d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AB6682?: #AB6682 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB6682?: The RGB value is 171, 102, 130: 171 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB6682?: The complementary color is #66AB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB6682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.