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#AB1779 Color

#AB1779 is rgb(171, 23, 121) in RGB, hsl(320, 76%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 29%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB1779
HEX#AB1779
RGBrgb(171, 23, 121)
HSLhsl(320, 76%, 38%)
HSVhsv(320, 87%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 29%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.198 346.8)
LABlab(39.30% 61.62 -16.17)
LCHlch(39.30% 63.70 345.29)

What #AB1779 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 #AB1779, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AB1779 Channel Values

How #AB1779 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 23 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 76% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 87% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 29% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.71:1 vs white · 3.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB1779 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 text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB1779 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB1779

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB1779; 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 #AB1779

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 #AB1779.

How #AB1779 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#AB1779
Protanopia#4E4E78
Protanomaly#7E3F79
Deuteranopia#696976
Deuteranomaly#885477
Tritanopia#A73232
Tritanomaly#A82957
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB1779 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab1779: #AB1779;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB1779;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab1779': '#AB1779' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.090, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_ab1779">#AB1779</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB1779"

More Pink Colors

#AB1779 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB1779 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB1779?

#AB1779 is a dark pink — rgb(171, 23, 121) in RGB and hsl(320, 76%, 38%) 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 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #AB1779?

#AB1779 is rgb(171, 23, 121) — red 171, green 23, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB1779?

#AB1779 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 29%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB1779 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB1779 scores 6.71:1 against white and 3.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB1779 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB1779 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 10.11, which is visibly different.

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