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#AB697D Color

#AB697D is rgb(171, 105, 125) in RGB, hsl(342, 28%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 27%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB697D
HEX#AB697D
RGBrgb(171, 105, 125)
HSLhsl(342, 28%, 54%)
HSVhsv(342, 39%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 27%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.088 0.5)
LABlab(52.32% 29.08 0.64)
LCHlch(52.32% 29.09 1.27)

What #AB697D 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 #AB697D, 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.

#AB697D Channel Values

How #AB697D 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 105 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 28% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 39% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 27% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB697D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB697D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB697D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB697D; 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 #AB697D

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 #AB697D.

How #AB697D 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#AB697D
Protanopia#78787D
Protanomaly#8F727D
Deuteranopia#84847B
Deuteranomaly#957A7C
Tritanopia#A96C6C
Tritanomaly#AA6B73
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB697D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab697d: #AB697D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB697D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab697d': '#AB697D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.412, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_ab697d">#AB697D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB697D"

More Pink Colors

#AB697D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB697D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB697D?

#AB697D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 105, 125) in RGB and hsl(342, 28%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.45.

What is the RGB value of #AB697D?

#AB697D is rgb(171, 105, 125) — red 171, green 105, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB697D?

#AB697D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 27%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB697D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB697D scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB697D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB697D 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.44, which is visibly different.

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