What color is #AB8EA0?

#AB8EA0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8EA0?

The RGB value is 171, 142, 160: 171 red, 142 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8EA0?

The complementary color is #8EAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8EA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8EA0 color

#AB8EA0 rgb(171, 142, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB8EA0 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 55.7% green and 62.7% blue (171, 142, 160).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#AB8EA0 color codes

HEX	`#AB8EA0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 142, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 55.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, 14.03, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 15.03, 338.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.812, 30.543, 37.418)`
Decimal	`11243168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8EA0, 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 #AB8EA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8EA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #AB8EA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8ea0; }
.text { color: #ab8ea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8ea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 142 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8ea0, #ab8e92); }

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Questions

What color is #AB8EA0?: #AB8EA0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8EA0?: The RGB value is 171, 142, 160: 171 red, 142 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8EA0?: The complementary color is #8EAB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8EA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.