Information about #AB9AAA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AB9AAA falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 154, 170) — 67.1% red, 60.4% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #AB9AAA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9). Slightly further away sit Heliotrope Grey (#AA98A8) and Lilac Luster (#AE98AA).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 154, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #AB9AAA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AB9AAA color variations

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

#AB9AAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB9AAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB9AAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB9AAA 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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#AB9AAA 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 #AB9AAA

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

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

#AB9AAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB9AAA
  • RGB171, 154, 170
  • CMYK0, 7, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 154, 170)
  • HSL304°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise303.529°, 9.189%, 63.725%
  • HSV304°, 10%, 67%
  • HSB304°, 10%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.604, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.604, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.604, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAB9AAA
  • DECIMAL ID11246250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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