What color is #AB90B7?

#AB90B7 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 #AB90B7?

The RGB value is 171, 144, 183: 171 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB90B7?

The complementary color is #9CB790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB90B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB90B7 color

#AB90B7 rgb(171, 144, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB90B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.5% green and 71.8% blue (171, 144, 183).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#AB90B7 color codes

HEX	`#AB90B7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 144, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, 17.37, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 23.99, 316.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.314, 32.024, 49.111)`
Decimal	`11243703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB90B7, 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 #AB90B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB90B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #AB90B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab90b7; }
.text { color: #ab90b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab90b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 144 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab90b7, #b790b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB90B7?: #AB90B7 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 #AB90B7?: The RGB value is 171, 144, 183: 171 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB90B7?: The complementary color is #9CB790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB90B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.