What color is #AB99AE?

#AB99AE 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 #AB99AE?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 174: 171 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB99AE?

The complementary color is #9CAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB99AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB99AE color

#AB99AE rgb(171, 153, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB99AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 68.2% blue (171, 153, 174).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#AB99AE color codes

HEX	`#AB99AE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, 10.51, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 13.51, 321.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.825, 34.497, 44.807)`
Decimal	`11245998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB99AE, 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 #AB99AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB99AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #AB99AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab99ae; }
.text { color: #ab99ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab99ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab99ae, #ae99a7); }

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Questions

What color is #AB99AE?: #AB99AE 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 #AB99AE?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 174: 171 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB99AE?: The complementary color is #9CAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB99AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.