What color is #AB8784?

#AB8784 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8784?

The RGB value is 171, 135, 132: 171 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8784?

The complementary color is #84A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8784 color

#AB8784 rgb(171, 135, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB8784 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 52.9% green and 51.8% blue (171, 135, 132).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#AB8784 color codes

HEX	`#AB8784`
RGB	`rgb(171, 135, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 52.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, 13.25, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 14.92, 27.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.624, 27.653, 25.602)`
Decimal	`11241348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8784, 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 #AB8784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #AB8784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8784; }
.text { color: #ab8784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 135 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8784, #ab9b84); }

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Questions

What color is #AB8784?: #AB8784 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8784?: The RGB value is 171, 135, 132: 171 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8784?: The complementary color is #84A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.