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#ab558e color: Brilliant Carmine

#ab558e is rgb(171, 85, 142) in RGB and oklch(57.228% 0.13224 341.784) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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320°
100%

57.2%
0.132
342°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #ab558e

#ab558e is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 342°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, 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: #ab558e mixed with white

  1. ab558e
  2. b46699
  3. be77a4
  4. c788af
  5. cf98ba
  6. d8a9c5
  7. e0bad1
  8. e8cbdc
  9. f0dce8
  10. f8eef3

Darker: #ab558e mixed with black

  1. ab558e
  2. 94497b
  3. 7e3d68
  4. 683156
  5. 542644
  6. 401c34
  7. 2d1124
  8. 1b0815
  9. 0b0207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ab558e with less saturation

  1. ab558e
  2. a7598c
  3. a25e8a
  4. 9d6188
  5. 996585
  6. 946983
  7. 8e6c81
  8. 896f7f
  9. 84727c
  10. 7e757a

Questions about #ab558e

What color is #ab558e?

#ab558e is soft pink. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(171, 85, 142), in HSL hsl(320.23, 33.86%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.228% 0.13224 341.784).

What colors go well with #ab558e?

The complementary color of #ab558e is #008f5f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #925fb0 and #b85263. The triadic partners are #897900 and #0087ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab558e?

White text reads better on #ab558e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab558e a warm or cool color?

#ab558e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 342 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.132.