What color is #AB8FA6?

#AB8FA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8FA6?

The RGB value is 171, 143, 166: 171 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8FA6?

The complementary color is #8FAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8FA6 color

#AB8FA6 rgb(171, 143, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB8FA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.1% green and 65.1% blue (171, 143, 166).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#AB8FA6 color codes

HEX	`#AB8FA6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 143, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 14.58, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 16.71, 330.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.499, 31.057, 40.299)`
Decimal	`11243430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8FA6, 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 #AB8FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #AB8FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8fa6; }
.text { color: #ab8fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 143 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8fa6, #ab8f98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB8FA6?: #AB8FA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8FA6?: The RGB value is 171, 143, 166: 171 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8FA6?: The complementary color is #8FAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.