What color is #AB88A8?

#AB88A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB88A8?

The RGB value is 171, 136, 168: 171 red, 136 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB88A8?

The complementary color is #88AB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB88A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB88A8 color

#AB88A8 rgb(171, 136, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB88A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 53.3% green and 65.9% blue (171, 136, 168).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#AB88A8 color codes

HEX	`#AB88A8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 136, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 53.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, 18.92, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 22.31, 328)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.666, 29.094, 40.933)`
Decimal	`11241640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB88A8, 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 #AB88A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB88A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #AB88A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab88a8; }
.text { color: #ab88a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab88a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 136 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab88a8, #ab8897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB88A8?: #AB88A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB88A8?: The RGB value is 171, 136, 168: 171 red, 136 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB88A8?: The complementary color is #88AB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB88A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.