What color is #AB6B72?

#AB6B72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB6B72?

The RGB value is 171, 107, 114: 171 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB6B72?

The complementary color is #6BABA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB6B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB6B72 color

#AB6B72 rgb(171, 107, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB6B72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 42% green and 44.7% blue (171, 107, 114).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#AB6B72 color codes

HEX	`#AB6B72`
RGB	`rgb(171, 107, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 42%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, 26.45, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 27.34, 14.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.09, 20.39, 18.531)`
Decimal	`11234162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB6B72, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AB6B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB6B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AB6B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab6b72; }
.text { color: #ab6b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab6b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 107 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab6b72, #ab846b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB6B72?: #AB6B72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB6B72?: The RGB value is 171, 107, 114: 171 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB6B72?: The complementary color is #6BABA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB6B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.