Recognised as Colour
#AB899E
- #AB899E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AB899E is a magenta with RGB values 171, 137, 158 and HSL 323°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AB899E#AB899E
HEX#AB899E
RGBrgb(171, 137, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5373, 0.6196
RGB percentages67.1%, 53.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(322.9, 16.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 19.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 7.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,241,886
CSS custom property--colour: #AB899E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#547661
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89AB96
Analogous#A789AB, #AB898D
Triadic#9EAB89, #899EAB
Split complementary#8DAB89, #89ABA7
Tetradic#ABA789, #89AB96, #898DAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G137
B158
Red171 (67.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue322.94°
Saturation (HSL)16.83%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 89 · B 9E
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