#ab96af

Color #ab96af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab96af

RGB

rgb(171, 150, 175)

HSL

hsl(290.4, 13.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.4, 14.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 14.3%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(64.62, 12.38, -10.16)

LCH

lch(64.62, 16.02, 320.63)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0431, 320.84)

HWB

hwb(290.4, 58.8%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aaf96

Analogous

#9e96af

#ab96af

#af96a6

Triadic

#ab96af

#afab96

#96afab

Split-complementary

#ab96af

#a6af96

#96af9e

Tetradic

#ab96af

#af969a

#9aaf96

#96afab

Square

#ab96af

#af9e96

#9aaf96

#96a6af

Shades

Color #ab96af mixed toward black.

#927798

#765e7b

#59465c

#3b2f3d

#1e171f

Tints

Color #ab96af mixed toward white.

#b9a7bc

#c7b9ca

#d5cad7

#e3dce4

#f1edf2

Tones

Color #ab96af mixed toward gray.

#aa98ad

#a89aab

#a79ca9

#a59ea7

#a4a0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a8 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#aaa5a4 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 14.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab96af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab96af]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#ab96af (#ab96af) is rgb(171, 150, 175) in RGB.

No, #ab96af 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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