What color is #AB99A5?

#AB99A5 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 #AB99A5?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 165: 171 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB99A5?

The complementary color is #99AB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB99A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB99A5 color

#AB99A5 rgb(171, 153, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB99A5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 64.7% blue (171, 153, 165).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#AB99A5 color codes

HEX	`#AB99A5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, 8.79, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 9.59, 336.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.977, 34.158, 40.341)`
Decimal	`11245989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB99A5, 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 #AB99A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB99A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #AB99A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab99a5; }
.text { color: #ab99a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab99a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab99a5, #ab999c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB99A5?: #AB99A5 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 #AB99A5?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 165: 171 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB99A5?: The complementary color is #99AB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB99A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.