What color is #AB7799?

#AB7799 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7799?

The RGB value is 171, 119, 153: 171 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7799?

The complementary color is #77AB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7799 color

#AB7799 rgb(171, 119, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB7799 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 46.7% green and 60% blue (171, 119, 153).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#AB7799 color codes

HEX	`#AB7799`
RGB	`rgb(171, 119, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 46.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, 25.77, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 27.69, 338.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.141, 24.153, 33.258)`
Decimal	`11237273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7799, 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 #AB7799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #AB7799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7799; }
.text { color: #ab7799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 119 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7799, #ab777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AB7799?: #AB7799 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7799?: The RGB value is 171, 119, 153: 171 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7799?: The complementary color is #77AB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.