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#ab5488 color: Brilliant Carmine

#ab5488 is rgb(171, 84, 136) in RGB and oklch(56.842% 0.12977 345.191) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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324°
100%

56.8%
0.130
345°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ab5488

#ab5488 is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 345°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.82:1 contrast and black text 4.36:1, 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: #ab5488 mixed with white

  1. ab5488
  2. b56593
  3. be769f
  4. c787ab
  5. d098b6
  6. d8a9c2
  7. e0bace
  8. e8cbda
  9. f0dce6
  10. f8edf3

Darker: #ab5488 mixed with black

  1. ab5488
  2. 944875
  3. 7e3c63
  4. 683152
  5. 542641
  6. 401b31
  7. 2d1122
  8. 1b0813
  9. 0b0206
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ab5488 with less saturation

  1. ab5488
  2. a65886
  3. a25d85
  4. 9d6083
  5. 986481
  6. 936880
  7. 8e6b7e
  8. 886e7c
  9. 83717a
  10. 7d7479

Questions about #ab5488

What color is #ab5488?

#ab5488 is soft pink. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(171, 84, 136), in HSL hsl(324.14, 34.12%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.842% 0.12977 345.191).

What colors go well with #ab5488?

The complementary color of #ab5488 is #008e64. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #935dab and #b6525e. The triadic partners are #837a00 and #0085b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab5488?

White text reads better on #ab5488: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and black gives 4.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab5488 a warm or cool color?

#ab5488 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 345 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.13.