#AB1273 Color

#AB1273 is rgb(171, 18, 115) in RGB, hsl(322, 81%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB1273

HEX#AB1273

RGBrgb(171, 18, 115)

HSLhsl(322, 81%, 37%)

HSVhsv(322, 89%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.198 349.2)

LABlab(38.78% 62.01 -13.20)

LCHlch(38.78% 63.40 347.98)

What #AB1273 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 #AB1273, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 2.98 Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 7.15 Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.35 Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 9.81 Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9.94 Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 10.29

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

#AB1273 Channel Values

How #AB1273 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 18 · B 115	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 322° · S 81% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 322° · S 89% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 89% · Y 33% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.85:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB1273 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 text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB1273

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB1273; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AB1273

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB1273.

How #AB1273 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#AB1273

Protanopia#4D4D72

Protanomaly#7E3D73

Deuteranopia#68686F

Deuteranomaly#885371

Tritanopia#A72E2E

Tritanomaly#A92552

Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #AB1273 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab1273: #AB1273;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB1273;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab1273': '#AB1273' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.071, blue: 0.451)

Android XML<color name="color_ab1273">#AB1273</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB1273"

More Pink Colors

#AB1273 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ab274f aa98a9 ad4379 aa4069 ae7aae a93da9 ae98aa a800b7 b03060 a8005a b300b2 a80054 c74375 d39bcb e12afb eb42ad f49ac2 fc5a8d ff1fff ff8aff ffddf4 50404d 700070 8b0836

#AB1273 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB1273?

#AB1273 is a dark pink — rgb(171, 18, 115) in RGB and hsl(322, 81%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #AB1273?

#AB1273 is rgb(171, 18, 115) — red 171, green 18, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB1273?

#AB1273 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB1273 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB1273 scores 6.85:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB1273 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB1273 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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