What color is #AB85A0?

#AB85A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB85A0?

The RGB value is 171, 133, 160: 171 red, 133 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB85A0?

The complementary color is #85AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB85A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB85A0 color

#AB85A0 rgb(171, 133, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB85A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 52.2% green and 62.7% blue (171, 133, 160).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#AB85A0 color codes

HEX	`#AB85A0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 133, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 52.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, 19.11, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 21.02, 335.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.527, 27.972, 36.989)`
Decimal	`11240864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB85A0, 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 #AB85A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB85A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #AB85A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab85a0; }
.text { color: #ab85a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab85a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 133 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab85a0, #ab858d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB85A0?: #AB85A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB85A0?: The RGB value is 171, 133, 160: 171 red, 133 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB85A0?: The complementary color is #85AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB85A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.