What color is #AB8093?

#AB8093 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8093?

The RGB value is 171, 128, 147: 171 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8093?

The complementary color is #80AB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8093 color

#AB8093 rgb(171, 128, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB8093 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 50.2% green and 57.6% blue (171, 128, 147).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#AB8093 color codes

HEX	`#AB8093`
RGB	`rgb(171, 128, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 50.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, 19.64, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 19.99, 349.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.78, 26.204, 31.087)`
Decimal	`11239571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8093, 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 #AB8093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #AB8093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8093; }
.text { color: #ab8093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 128 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8093, #ab8380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB8093?: #AB8093 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8093?: The RGB value is 171, 128, 147: 171 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8093?: The complementary color is #80AB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.