What color is #AB757F?

#AB757F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB757F?

The RGB value is 171, 117, 127: 171 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB757F?

The complementary color is #75ABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB757F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB757F color

#AB757F rgb(171, 117, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB757F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 45.9% green and 49.8% blue (171, 117, 127).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#AB757F color codes

HEX	`#AB757F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 117, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 45.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 22.67, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 22.88, 7.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.987, 22.914, 23.076)`
Decimal	`11236735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB757F, 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 #AB757F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB757F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #AB757F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab757f; }
.text { color: #ab757f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab757f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 117 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab757f, #ab8675); }

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Questions

What color is #AB757F?: #AB757F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB757F?: The RGB value is 171, 117, 127: 171 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB757F?: The complementary color is #75ABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB757F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.