What color is #AB99BC?

#AB99BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB99BC?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 188: 171 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB99BC?

The complementary color is #AABC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB99BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB99BC color

#AB99BC rgb(171, 153, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB99BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 73.7% blue (171, 153, 188).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#AB99BC color codes

HEX	`#AB99BC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, 13.34, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 20.57, 310.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.261, 35.071, 52.374)`
Decimal	`11246012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB99BC, 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 #AB99BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB99BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #AB99BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab99bc; }
.text { color: #ab99bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab99bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab99bc, #bc99bc); }

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Questions

What color is #AB99BC?: #AB99BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB99BC?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 188: 171 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB99BC?: The complementary color is #AABC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB99BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.