What color is #AB768A?

#AB768A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB768A?

The RGB value is 171, 118, 138: 171 red, 118 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB768A?

The complementary color is #76AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB768A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB768A color

#AB768A rgb(171, 118, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB768A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 46.3% green and 54.1% blue (171, 118, 138).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#AB768A color codes

HEX	`#AB768A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 118, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 46.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, 23.8, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 23.93, 354.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.861, 23.451, 27.099)`
Decimal	`11237002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB768A, 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 #AB768A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB768A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #AB768A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab768a; }
.text { color: #ab768a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab768a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 118 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab768a, #ab7d76); }

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Questions

What color is #AB768A?: #AB768A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB768A?: The RGB value is 171, 118, 138: 171 red, 118 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB768A?: The complementary color is #76AB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB768A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.