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#AB4998 Color

#AB4998 is rgb(171, 73, 152) in RGB, hsl(312, 40%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 11%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Berry Parfait (#A43482), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB4998
HEX#AB4998
RGBrgb(171, 73, 152)
HSLhsl(312, 40%, 48%)
HSVhsv(312, 57%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 11%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.16 335.6)
LABlab(46.63% 48.07 -23.85)
LCHlch(46.63% 53.67 333.61)

What #AB4998 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 #AB4998, 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.

#AB4998 Channel Values

How #AB4998 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 73 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 40% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 57% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 11% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB4998 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB4998

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB4998; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AB4998

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB4998.

How #AB4998 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#AB4998
Protanopia#636398
Protanomaly#865A98
Deuteranopia#757596
Deuteranomaly#8E6697
Tritanopia#A55858
Tritanomaly#A75277
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB4998 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab4998: #AB4998;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB4998;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab4998': '#AB4998' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.286, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_ab4998">#AB4998</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB4998"

More Pink Colors

#AB4998 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB4998 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB4998?

#AB4998 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 73, 152) in RGB and hsl(312, 40%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Berry Parfait (#A43482), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.45.

What is the RGB value of #AB4998?

#AB4998 is rgb(171, 73, 152) — red 171, green 73, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB4998?

#AB4998 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 11%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB4998 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB4998 scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB4998 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB4998 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 19.6, which is visibly different.

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