What color is #AB99AB?

#AB99AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB99AB?

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

What is the complementary color of #AB99AB?

The complementary color is #99AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB99AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB99AB color

#AB99AB rgb(171, 153, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB99AB is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#AB99AB color codes

HEX	`#AB99AB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, 9.93, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 12.11, 325.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.535, 34.381, 43.284)`
Decimal	`11245995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB99AB, 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 #AB99AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB99AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #AB99AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab99ab; }
.text { color: #ab99ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab99ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab99ab, #ab99a2); }

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Questions

What color is #AB99AB?: #AB99AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB99AB?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 171: 171 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB99AB?: The complementary color is #99AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB99AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.