What color is #AB7575?

#AB7575 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7575?

The RGB value is 171, 117, 117: 171 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7575?

The complementary color is #75ABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7575 color

#AB7575 rgb(171, 117, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB7575 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 45.9% green and 45.9% blue (171, 117, 117).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#AB7575 color codes

HEX	`#AB7575`
RGB	`rgb(171, 117, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 45.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, 21.24, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 22.92, 22.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.368, 22.667, 19.812)`
Decimal	`11236725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7575, 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 #AB7575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #AB7575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7575; }
.text { color: #ab7575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 117 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7575, #ab9075); }

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Questions

What color is #AB7575?: #AB7575 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7575?: The RGB value is 171, 117, 117: 171 red, 117 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7575?: The complementary color is #75ABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.