What color is #AB98BE?

#AB98BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB98BE?

The RGB value is 171, 152, 190: 171 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB98BE?

The complementary color is #ABBE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB98BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB98BE color

#AB98BE rgb(171, 152, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB98BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.6% green and 74.5% blue (171, 152, 190).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#AB98BE color codes

HEX	`#AB98BE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 152, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.62, 14.32, -17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.62, 22.27, 310)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.315, 34.832, 53.463)`
Decimal	`11245758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB98BE, 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 #AB98BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB98BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #AB98BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab98be; }
.text { color: #ab98be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab98be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 152 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab98be, #be98be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB98BE?: #AB98BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB98BE?: The RGB value is 171, 152, 190: 171 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB98BE?: The complementary color is #ABBE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB98BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.