#AB698B Color

#AB698B is rgb(171, 105, 139) in RGB, hsl(329, 28%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 19%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB698B

HEX#AB698B

RGBrgb(171, 105, 139)

HSLhsl(329, 28%, 54%)

HSVhsv(329, 39%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 19%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.095 348.1)

LABlab(52.68% 30.65 -7.07)

LCHlch(52.68% 31.45 347.02)

What #AB698B 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 #AB698B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.34 Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 10.6 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.67 Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 11.11 Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.13 Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 12.59

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#AB698B Channel Values

How #AB698B 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 105 · B 139	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 329° · S 28% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 329° · S 39% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 39% · Y 19% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.1:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB698B 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 text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB698B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB698B; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AB698B

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

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How #AB698B 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#AB698B

Protanopia#78788B

Protanomaly#8F728B

Deuteranopia#848489

Deuteranomaly#957A8A

Tritanopia#A86E6E

Tritanomaly#A96C7B

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #AB698B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab698b: #AB698B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB698B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab698b': '#AB698B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.412, blue: 0.545)

Android XML<color name="color_ab698b">#AB698B</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB698B"

More Pink Colors

#AB698B 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

#AB698B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB698B?

#AB698B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 105, 139) in RGB and hsl(329, 28%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.34.

What is the RGB value of #AB698B?

#AB698B is rgb(171, 105, 139) — red 171, green 105, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB698B?

#AB698B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 19%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB698B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB698B scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB698B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB698B 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 18.81, which is visibly different.

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