What color is #AB8CB2?

#AB8CB2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8CB2?

The RGB value is 171, 140, 178: 171 red, 140 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8CB2?

The complementary color is #93B28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8CB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8CB2 color

#AB8CB2 rgb(171, 140, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB8CB2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 54.9% green and 69.8% blue (171, 140, 178).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#AB8CB2 color codes

HEX	`#AB8CB2`
RGB	`rgb(171, 140, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 54.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, 18.62, -15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 24.22, 320.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.207, 30.629, 46.221)`
Decimal	`11242674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8CB2, 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 #AB8CB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8CB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #AB8CB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8cb2; }
.text { color: #ab8cb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8cb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 140 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8cb2, #b28ca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB8CB2?: #AB8CB2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8CB2?: The RGB value is 171, 140, 178: 171 red, 140 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8CB2?: The complementary color is #93B28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8CB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.