What color is #AB858F?

#AB858F 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 #AB858F?

The RGB value is 171, 133, 143: 171 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB858F?

The complementary color is #85ABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB858F?

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.

#AB858F color

#AB858F rgb(171, 133, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB858F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 52.2% green and 56.1% blue (171, 133, 143).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AB858F color codes

HEX	`#AB858F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 133, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 52.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 16.14, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 16.14, 0.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.14, 27.417, 29.686)`
Decimal	`11240847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB858F, 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 #AB858F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB858F 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 #AB858F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab858f; }
.text { color: #ab858f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab858f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 133 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab858f, #ab8e85); }

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Questions

What color is #AB858F?: #AB858F 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 #AB858F?: The RGB value is 171, 133, 143: 171 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB858F?: The complementary color is #85ABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB858F?: 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.