#ab838f

Color #ab838f

A muted medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab838f

RGB

rgb(171, 131, 143)

HSL

hsl(342, 19.2%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342, 23.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 16.4%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(58.86, 17.27, -0.49)

LCH

lch(58.86, 17.28, 358.37)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0517, 358.89)

HWB

hwb(342, 51.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83ab9f

Analogous

#ab83a3

#ab838f

#ab8b83

Triadic

#ab838f

#8fab83

#838fab

Split-complementary

#ab838f

#83ab8b

#83a3ab

Tetradic

#ab838f

#ab9f83

#83ab9f

#838fab

Square

#ab838f

#a3ab83

#83ab9f

#8b83ab

Shades

Color #ab838f mixed toward black.

#966674

#78515d

#5a3d46

#3c292e

#1e1417

Tints

Color #ab838f mixed toward white.

#b998a2

#c7acb4

#d5c1c7

#e3d6da

#f1eaec

Tones

Color #ab838f mixed toward gray.

#a88690

#a48a92

#a18d93

#9e9094

#9a9496

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b8c · ΔE 24.2

Deuteranopia

#9ea08c · ΔE 27.3

Tritanopia

#a98a89 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab838f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab838f]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ab838f (#ab838f) is rgb(171, 131, 143) in RGB.

No, #ab838f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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