What color is #AB86AD?

#AB86AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB86AD?

The RGB value is 171, 134, 173: 171 red, 134 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB86AD?

The complementary color is #88AD86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB86AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB86AD color

#AB86AD rgb(171, 134, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB86AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 52.5% green and 67.8% blue (171, 134, 173).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#AB86AD color codes

HEX	`#AB86AD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 134, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 52.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, 21.02, -15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 25.91, 324.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.862, 28.726, 43.341)`
Decimal	`11241133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB86AD, 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 #AB86AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB86AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #AB86AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab86ad; }
.text { color: #ab86ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab86ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 134 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab86ad, #ad869c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB86AD?: #AB86AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB86AD?: The RGB value is 171, 134, 173: 171 red, 134 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB86AD?: The complementary color is #88AD86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB86AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.