What color is #AB95B6?

#AB95B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB95B6?

The RGB value is 171, 149, 182: 171 red, 149 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB95B6?

The complementary color is #A0B695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB95B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB95B6 color

#AB95B6 rgb(171, 149, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB95B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.4% green and 71.4% blue (171, 149, 182).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#AB95B6 color codes

HEX	`#AB95B6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 149, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, 14.35, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 20.14, 315.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.984, 33.531, 48.823)`
Decimal	`11244982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB95B6, 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 #AB95B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB95B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #AB95B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab95b6; }
.text { color: #ab95b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab95b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 149 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab95b6, #b695b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB95B6?: #AB95B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB95B6?: The RGB value is 171, 149, 182: 171 red, 149 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB95B6?: The complementary color is #A0B695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB95B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.