What color is #AB6B85?

#AB6B85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB6B85?

The RGB value is 171, 107, 133: 171 red, 107 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB6B85?

The complementary color is #6BAB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB6B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB6B85 color

#AB6B85 rgb(171, 107, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB6B85 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 42% green and 52.2% blue (171, 107, 133).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#AB6B85 color codes

HEX	`#AB6B85`
RGB	`rgb(171, 107, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 42%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, 29.19, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 29.4, 353.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.286, 20.868, 24.829)`
Decimal	`11234181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB6B85, 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 #AB6B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB6B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #AB6B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab6b85; }
.text { color: #ab6b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab6b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 107 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab6b85, #ab716b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AB6B85?: #AB6B85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB6B85?: The RGB value is 171, 107, 133: 171 red, 107 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB6B85?: The complementary color is #6BAB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB6B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.