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#AB879B Color

#AB879B is rgb(171, 135, 155) in RGB, hsl(327, 18%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB879B
HEX#AB879B
RGBrgb(171, 135, 155)
HSLhsl(327, 18%, 60%)
HSVhsv(327, 21%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.052 344.1)
LABlab(60.26% 16.65 -5.18)
LCHlch(60.26% 17.43 342.73)

What #AB879B 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 #AB879B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 5.84English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.87Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.75Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.84Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.4Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.49

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

#AB879B Channel Values

How #AB879B 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 135 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 18% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 21% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 9% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB879B 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB879B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB879B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB879B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB879B
Complementary
#87AB97
Analogous
#AA87AB
Analogous
#AB8788
Triadic
#9BAB87
Triadic
#879BAB
Split comp.
#88AB87
Split comp.
#87ABAA

Tints & Shades of #AB879B

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

#B696A7
#C2A8B6
#CDB7C3
#D9C9D2
#E4D8DE
#F0EAED

Shades

#9B6F87
#845C72
#6C4B5D
#543B49
#3C2A34
#24191F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB879B.

How #AB879B 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#AB879B
Protanopia#8E8E9B
Protanomaly#9A8B9B
Deuteranopia#94949A
Deuteranomaly#9E8F9A
Tritanopia#A98A8A
Tritanomaly#AA8991
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB879B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab879b: #AB879B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB879B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab879b': '#AB879B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.529, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_ab879b">#AB879B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB879B"

More Pink Colors

#AB879B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB879B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB879B?

#AB879B is a light pink — rgb(171, 135, 155) in RGB and hsl(327, 18%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #AB879B?

#AB879B is rgb(171, 135, 155) — red 171, green 135, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB879B?

#AB879B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB879B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB879B scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB879B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB879B 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 12.67, which is visibly different.

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