What color is #AB8EB3?

#AB8EB3 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 #AB8EB3?

The RGB value is 171, 142, 179: 171 red, 142 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8EB3?

The complementary color is #96B38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8EB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8EB3 color

#AB8EB3 rgb(171, 142, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB8EB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 55.7% green and 70.2% blue (171, 142, 179).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 20% saturation and 63% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#AB8EB3 color codes

HEX	`#AB8EB3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 142, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 55.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, 17.69, -15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 23.36, 319.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.603, 31.259, 46.85)`
Decimal	`11243187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8EB3, 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 #AB8EB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8EB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #AB8EB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8eb3; }
.text { color: #ab8eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8eb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 142 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8eb3, #b38ea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB8EB3?: #AB8EB3 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 #AB8EB3?: The RGB value is 171, 142, 179: 171 red, 142 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8EB3?: The complementary color is #96B38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8EB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.