#ab8ea2

Color #ab8ea2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8ea2

RGB

rgb(171, 142, 162)

HSL

hsl(318.6, 14.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.6, 17%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17%, 5.3%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(62.18, 14.4, -6.45)

LCH

lch(62.18, 15.78, 335.87)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0445, 337.53)

HWB

hwb(318.6, 55.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eab97

Analogous

#a68eab

#ab8ea2

#ab8e94

Triadic

#ab8ea2

#a2ab8e

#8ea2ab

Split-complementary

#ab8ea2

#94ab8e

#8eaba6

Tetradic

#ab8ea2

#ab978e

#8eab97

#8ea2ab

Square

#ab8ea2

#aba68e

#8eab97

#8e94ab

Shades

Color #ab8ea2 mixed toward black.

#957089

#78596e

#5a4353

#3c2d37

#1e161c

Tints

Color #ab8ea2 mixed toward white.

#b9a1b2

#c7b4c1

#d5c7d1

#e3d9e0

#f1ecf0

Tones

Color #ab8ea2 mixed toward gray.

#a991a1

#a693a0

#a4959f

#a1989e

#9f9a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f9d · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a39c · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#aa9a99 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8ea2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8ea2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ab8ea2 (#ab8ea2) is rgb(171, 142, 162) in RGB.

No, #ab8ea2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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