What color is #AB9DAD?

#AB9DAD 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 #AB9DAD?

The RGB value is 171, 157, 173: 171 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9DAD?

The complementary color is #9FAD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9DAD color

#AB9DAD rgb(171, 157, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9DAD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.6% green and 67.8% blue (171, 157, 173).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#AB9DAD color codes

HEX	`#AB9DAD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 157, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, 8.08, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 10.34, 321.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.393, 35.789, 44.518)`
Decimal	`11247021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9DAD, 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 #AB9DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #AB9DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9dad; }
.text { color: #ab9dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 157 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9dad, #ad9da7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB9DAD?: #AB9DAD 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 #AB9DAD?: The RGB value is 171, 157, 173: 171 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9DAD?: The complementary color is #9FAD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.