What color is #AB9DB0?

#AB9DB0 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 #AB9DB0?

The RGB value is 171, 157, 176: 171 red, 157 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9DB0?

The complementary color is #A2B09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9DB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9DB0 color

#AB9DB0 rgb(171, 157, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9DB0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.6% green and 69% blue (171, 157, 176).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#AB9DB0 color codes

HEX	`#AB9DB0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 157, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.45, 8.67, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.45, 11.79, 317.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.687, 35.907, 46.064)`
Decimal	`11247024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9DB0, 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 #AB9DB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9DB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #AB9DB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9db0; }
.text { color: #ab9db0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9db0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 157 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9db0, #b09dab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AB9DB0?: #AB9DB0 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 #AB9DB0?: The RGB value is 171, 157, 176: 171 red, 157 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9DB0?: The complementary color is #A2B09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9DB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.