What color is #AB92A4?

#AB92A4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB92A4?

The RGB value is 171, 146, 164: 171 red, 146 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB92A4?

The complementary color is #92AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB92A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB92A4 color

#AB92A4 rgb(171, 146, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB92A4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 57.3% green and 64.3% blue (171, 146, 164).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#AB92A4 color codes

HEX	`#AB92A4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 146, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 57.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.26, 12.52, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.26, 13.87, 334.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.774, 31.897, 39.492)`
Decimal	`11244196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB92A4, 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 #AB92A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB92A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #AB92A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab92a4; }
.text { color: #ab92a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab92a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 146 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab92a4, #ab9298); }

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Questions

What color is #AB92A4?: #AB92A4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB92A4?: The RGB value is 171, 146, 164: 171 red, 146 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB92A4?: The complementary color is #92AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB92A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.