What color is #AB82AE?

#AB82AE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB82AE?

The RGB value is 171, 130, 174: 171 red, 130 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB82AE?

The complementary color is #85AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB82AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB82AE color

#AB82AE rgb(171, 130, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB82AE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 51% green and 68.2% blue (171, 130, 174).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#AB82AE color codes

HEX	`#AB82AE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 130, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 51%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, 23.48, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 29.08, 323.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.416, 27.68, 43.671)`
Decimal	`11240110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB82AE, 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 #AB82AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB82AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #AB82AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab82ae; }
.text { color: #ab82ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab82ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 130 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab82ae, #ae829b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB82AE?: #AB82AE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB82AE?: The RGB value is 171, 130, 174: 171 red, 130 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB82AE?: The complementary color is #85AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB82AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.