What color is #AB97A6?

#AB97A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB97A6?

The RGB value is 171, 151, 166: 171 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB97A6?

The complementary color is #97AB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB97A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB97A6 color

#AB97A6 rgb(171, 151, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB97A6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.2% green and 65.1% blue (171, 151, 166).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AB97A6 color codes

HEX	`#AB97A6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 151, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.6, 10.09, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.6, 11.32, 333.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.743, 33.545, 40.714)`
Decimal	`11245478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB97A6, 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 #AB97A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB97A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #AB97A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab97a6; }
.text { color: #ab97a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab97a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 151 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab97a6, #ab979c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB97A6?: #AB97A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB97A6?: The RGB value is 171, 151, 166: 171 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB97A6?: The complementary color is #97AB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB97A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.