What color is #AB7983?

#AB7983 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 #AB7983?

The RGB value is 171, 121, 131: 171 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7983?

The complementary color is #79ABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7983 color

#AB7983 rgb(171, 121, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB7983 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (171, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#AB7983 color codes

HEX	`#AB7983`
RGB	`rgb(171, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, 21.01, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 21.14, 6.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.729, 23.973, 24.635)`
Decimal	`11237763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7983, 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 #AB7983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #AB7983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7983; }
.text { color: #ab7983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7983, #ab8879); }

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Questions

What color is #AB7983?: #AB7983 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 #AB7983?: The RGB value is 171, 121, 131: 171 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7983?: The complementary color is #79ABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.