#AB074E Color

#AB074E is rgb(171, 7, 78) in RGB, hsl(334, 92%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 54%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB074E

HEX#AB074E

RGBrgb(171, 7, 78)

HSLhsl(334, 92%, 35%)

HSVhsv(334, 96%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 54%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.189 5.4)

LABlab(37.25% 61.06 8.21)

LCHlch(37.25% 61.60 7.65)

What #AB074E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AB074E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 7.15 Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 8.61 Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 9.39 Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 11.19 Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 11.63 Big Dip O’ruby#9C2542ΔE 12.28

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AB074E Channel Values

How #AB074E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 171 · G 7 · B 78	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 334° · S 92% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 334° · S 96% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 96% · Y 54% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.31:1 vs white · 2.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB074E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB074E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB074E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AB074E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #AB074E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AB074E

Protanopia#4B4B4D

Protanomaly#7D3B4D

Deuteranopia#676748

Deuteranomaly#88514A

Tritanopia#A91C1C

Tritanomaly#AA1536

Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #AB074E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ab074e: #AB074E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB074E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab074e': '#AB074E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.027, blue: 0.306)

Android XML<color name="color_ab074e">#AB074E</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB074E"

More Pink Colors

#AB074E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#AB074E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB074E?

#AB074E is a dark pink — rgb(171, 7, 78) in RGB and hsl(334, 92%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #AB074E?

#AB074E is rgb(171, 7, 78) — red 171, green 7, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB074E?

#AB074E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 54%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB074E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB074E scores 7.31:1 against white and 2.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB074E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB074E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 25.12, which is a different colour altogether.

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