What color is #AB819C?

#AB819C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB819C?

The RGB value is 171, 129, 156: 171 red, 129 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB819C?

The complementary color is #81AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB819C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB819C color

#AB819C rgb(171, 129, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB819C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 50.6% green and 61.2% blue (171, 129, 156).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#AB819C color codes

HEX	`#AB819C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 129, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 50.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 20.65, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 22.19, 338.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.645, 26.76, 34.997)`
Decimal	`11239836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB819C, 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 #AB819C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB819C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #AB819C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab819c; }
.text { color: #ab819c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab819c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 129 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab819c, #ab8187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB819C?: #AB819C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB819C?: The RGB value is 171, 129, 156: 171 red, 129 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB819C?: The complementary color is #81AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB819C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.