#AB99AD Color

#AB99AD is rgb(171, 153, 173) in RGB, hsl(294, 11%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB99AD

HEX#AB99AD

RGBrgb(171, 153, 173)

HSLhsl(294, 11%, 64%)

HSVhsv(294, 12%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.035 322.8)

LABlab(65.30% 9.60 -7.92)

LCHlch(65.30% 12.45 320.49)

What #AB99AD 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 #AB99AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 1.67 Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 2.03 Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 2.88 Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.55 Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.47 Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 10.79

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

#AB99AD Channel Values

How #AB99AD 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 153 · B 173	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 294° · S 11% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 294° · S 12% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.66:1 vs white · 7.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB99AD 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 text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB99AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB99AD; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AB99AD

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 #AB99AD 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#AB99AD

Protanopia#9C9CAD

Protanomaly#A29BAD

Deuteranopia#9F9FAD

Deuteranomaly#A49DAD

Tritanopia#A99C9C

Tritanomaly#AA9BA3

Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

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Using #AB99AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab99ad: #AB99AD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB99AD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab99ad': '#AB99AD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.600, blue: 0.678)

Android XML<color name="color_ab99ad">#AB99AD</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB99AD"

More Pink Colors

#AB99AD 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

#AB99AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB99AD?

#AB99AD is a light pink — rgb(171, 153, 173) in RGB and hsl(294, 11%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.67.

What is the RGB value of #AB99AD?

#AB99AD is rgb(171, 153, 173) — red 171, green 153, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB99AD?

#AB99AD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB99AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB99AD scores 2.66:1 against white and 7.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB99AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB99AD 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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