What color is #AB8497?

#AB8497 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 #AB8497?

The RGB value is 171, 132, 151: 171 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8497?

The complementary color is #84AB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8497 color

#AB8497 rgb(171, 132, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB8497 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 51.8% green and 59.2% blue (171, 132, 151).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#AB8497 color codes

HEX	`#AB8497`
RGB	`rgb(171, 132, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 51.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, 18.07, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 18.59, 346.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.632, 27.396, 32.947)`
Decimal	`11240599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8497, 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 #AB8497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #AB8497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8497; }
.text { color: #ab8497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 132 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8497, #ab8584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB8497?: #AB8497 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 #AB8497?: The RGB value is 171, 132, 151: 171 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8497?: The complementary color is #84AB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.