What color is #AB91AE?

#AB91AE 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 #AB91AE?

The RGB value is 171, 145, 174: 171 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB91AE?

The complementary color is #94AE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB91AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB91AE color

#AB91AE rgb(171, 145, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB91AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.9% green and 68.2% blue (171, 145, 174).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#AB91AE color codes

HEX	`#AB91AE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 145, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, 15, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 18.93, 322.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.559, 31.965, 44.386)`
Decimal	`11243950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB91AE, 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 #AB91AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB91AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #AB91AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab91ae; }
.text { color: #ab91ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab91ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 145 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab91ae, #ae91a3); }

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Questions

What color is #AB91AE?: #AB91AE 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 #AB91AE?: The RGB value is 171, 145, 174: 171 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB91AE?: The complementary color is #94AE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB91AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.