What color is #AB8CAE?

#AB8CAE 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 #AB8CAE?

The RGB value is 171, 140, 174: 171 red, 140 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8CAE?

The complementary color is #8FAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8CAE color

#AB8CAE rgb(171, 140, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB8CAE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 54.9% green and 68.2% blue (171, 140, 174).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#AB8CAE color codes

HEX	`#AB8CAE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 140, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 54.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 17.82, -13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 22.32, 322.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.812, 30.471, 44.136)`
Decimal	`11242670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8CAE, 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 #AB8CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AB8CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8cae; }
.text { color: #ab8cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 140 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8cae, #ae8ca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB8CAE?: #AB8CAE 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 #AB8CAE?: The RGB value is 171, 140, 174: 171 red, 140 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8CAE?: The complementary color is #8FAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.