What color is #AB899A?

#AB899A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB899A?

The RGB value is 171, 137, 154: 171 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB899A?

The complementary color is #89AB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB899A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB899A color

#AB899A rgb(171, 137, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB899A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 53.7% green and 60.4% blue (171, 137, 154).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#AB899A color codes

HEX	`#AB899A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 137, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 53.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, 15.77, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 16.3, 345.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.573, 28.883, 34.477)`
Decimal	`11241882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB899A, 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 #AB899A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB899A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #AB899A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab899a; }
.text { color: #ab899a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab899a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 137 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab899a, #ab8989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB899A?: #AB899A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB899A?: The RGB value is 171, 137, 154: 171 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB899A?: The complementary color is #89AB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB899A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.