What color is #AB6E80?

#AB6E80 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB6E80?

The RGB value is 171, 110, 128: 171 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB6E80?

The complementary color is #6EAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB6E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB6E80 color

#AB6E80 rgb(171, 110, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB6E80 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 43.1% green and 50.2% blue (171, 110, 128).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#AB6E80 color codes

HEX	`#AB6E80`
RGB	`rgb(171, 110, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 43.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, 26.75, 0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 26.75, 0.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.267, 21.37, 23.159)`
Decimal	`11234944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB6E80, 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 #AB6E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB6E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #AB6E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab6e80; }
.text { color: #ab6e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab6e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 110 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab6e80, #ab7a6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB6E80?: #AB6E80 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB6E80?: The RGB value is 171, 110, 128: 171 red, 110 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB6E80?: The complementary color is #6EAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB6E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.