What color is #AB99AD?

#AB99AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB99AD?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 173: 171 red, 153 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB99AD?

The complementary color is #9BAD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB99AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB99AD color

#AB99AD rgb(171, 153, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB99AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 67.8% blue (171, 153, 173).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#AB99AD color codes

HEX	`#AB99AD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, 10.31, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 13.04, 322.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.728, 34.458, 44.296)`
Decimal	`11245997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB99AD, 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 #AB99AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB99AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #AB99AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab99ad; }
.text { color: #ab99ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab99ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab99ad, #ad99a5); }

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Questions

What color is #AB99AD?: #AB99AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB99AD?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 173: 171 red, 153 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB99AD?: The complementary color is #9BAD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB99AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.