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#ab538a color: Brilliant Carmine

#ab538a is rgb(171, 83, 138) in RGB and oklch(56.774% 0.13282 343.835) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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323°
100%

56.8%
0.133
344°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ab538a

#ab538a is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 344°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine (#ad548f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #ab538a mixed with white

  1. ab538a
  2. b56495
  3. be75a1
  4. c786ac
  5. d097b8
  6. d8a8c3
  7. e0b9cf
  8. e8cadb
  9. f0dce7
  10. f8edf3

Darker: #ab538a mixed with black

  1. ab538a
  2. 944777
  3. 7e3b65
  4. 683053
  5. 542542
  6. 401b32
  7. 2d1122
  8. 1b0814
  9. 0b0207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ab538a with less saturation

  1. ab538a
  2. a65888
  3. a25c86
  4. 9d6084
  5. 986482
  6. 936780
  7. 8e6a7f
  8. 886e7d
  9. 83717b
  10. 7d7479

Questions about #ab538a

What color is #ab538a?

#ab538a is soft pink. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(171, 83, 138), in HSL hsl(322.5, 34.65%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.774% 0.13282 343.835).

What colors go well with #ab538a?

The complementary color of #ab538a is #008e61. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #935cad and #b7515f. The triadic partners are #857900 and #0085ae.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab538a?

White text reads better on #ab538a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab538a a warm or cool color?

#ab538a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 344 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.133.