What color is #AB86A5?

#AB86A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB86A5?

The RGB value is 171, 134, 165: 171 red, 134 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB86A5?

The complementary color is #86AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB86A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB86A5 color

#AB86A5 rgb(171, 134, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB86A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 52.5% green and 64.7% blue (171, 134, 165).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#AB86A5 color codes

HEX	`#AB86A5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 134, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 52.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.27, 19.48, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.27, 22.37, 330.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.111, 28.426, 39.385)`
Decimal	`11241125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB86A5, 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 #AB86A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB86A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #AB86A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab86a5; }
.text { color: #ab86a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab86a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 134 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab86a5, #ab8693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB86A5?: #AB86A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB86A5?: The RGB value is 171, 134, 165: 171 red, 134 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB86A5?: The complementary color is #86AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB86A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.