What color is #AB777F?

#AB777F 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 #AB777F?

The RGB value is 171, 119, 127: 171 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB777F?

The complementary color is #77ABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB777F color

#AB777F rgb(171, 119, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB777F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (171, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#AB777F color codes

HEX	`#AB777F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, 21.54, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 21.88, 10.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.223, 23.385, 23.155)`
Decimal	`11237247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB777F, 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 #AB777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #AB777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab777f; }
.text { color: #ab777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab777f, #ab8977); }

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Questions

What color is #AB777F?: #AB777F 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 #AB777F?: The RGB value is 171, 119, 127: 171 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB777F?: The complementary color is #77ABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.