Information about #AB9AA3 color

#AB9AA3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB9AA3 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 154, 163) — 67.1% red, 60.4% green, 63.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 3 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #AB9AA3 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Heliotrope Grey (#AA98A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8) and Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(171, 154, 163)), which gives #AB9AA3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB9AA3: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #AB9AA3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AB9AA3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AB9AA3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB9AA3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB9AA3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB9AA3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AB9AA3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AB9AA3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Double Milestone color link
Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

#AB9AA3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB9AA3
  • RGB171, 154, 163
  • CMYK0, 7, 3, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 154, 163)
  • HSL328°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise328.235°, 9.189%, 63.725%
  • HSV328°, 10%, 67%
  • HSB328°, 10%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.604, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.604, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.604, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAB9AA3
  • DECIMAL ID11246243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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