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#AB6D86 Color

#AB6D86 is rgb(171, 109, 134) in RGB, hsl(336, 27%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 22%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB6D86
HEX#AB6D86
RGBrgb(171, 109, 134)
HSLhsl(336, 27%, 55%)
HSVhsv(336, 36%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 22%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.085 354.1)
LABlab(53.46% 27.95 -2.99)
LCHlch(53.46% 28.11 353.89)

What #AB6D86 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 #AB6D86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 6.86Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 7.68English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.36Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.87Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 10.44Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 11.35

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

#AB6D86 Channel Values

How #AB6D86 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 109 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 27% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 36% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 22% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB6D86 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB6D86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB6D86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB6D86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB6D86
Complementary
#6DAB92
Analogous
#AB6DA5
Analogous
#AB736D
Triadic
#86AB6D
Triadic
#6D86AB
Split comp.
#6DAB73
Split comp.
#6DA5AB

Tints & Shades of #AB6D86

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

#B68196
#C294A6
#CDA8B6
#DABEC9
#E5D2D9
#F0E5E9

Shades

#9B5974
#824A60
#6B3D50
#54303F
#3E232E
#24141B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB6D86.

How #AB6D86 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#AB6D86
Protanopia#7A7A86
Protanomaly#907586
Deuteranopia#868684
Deuteranomaly#967D85
Tritanopia#A97171
Tritanomaly#AA6F7A
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB6D86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab6d86: #AB6D86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB6D86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab6d86': '#AB6D86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.427, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_ab6d86">#AB6D86</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB6D86"

More Pink Colors

#AB6D86 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AB6D86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB6D86?

#AB6D86 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 109, 134) in RGB and hsl(336, 27%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #AB6D86?

#AB6D86 is rgb(171, 109, 134) — red 171, green 109, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB6D86?

#AB6D86 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 22%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB6D86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB6D86 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB6D86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB6D86 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 17.72, which is visibly different.

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