What color is #AB8797?

#AB8797 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8797?

The RGB value is 171, 135, 151: 171 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8797?

The complementary color is #87AB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8797 color

#AB8797 rgb(171, 135, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB8797 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 52.9% green and 59.2% blue (171, 135, 151).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#AB8797 color codes

HEX	`#AB8797`
RGB	`rgb(171, 135, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 52.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, 16.37, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 16.69, 348.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.044, 28.221, 33.084)`
Decimal	`11241367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8797, 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 #AB8797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #AB8797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8797; }
.text { color: #ab8797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 135 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8797, #ab8987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB8797?: #AB8797 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8797?: The RGB value is 171, 135, 151: 171 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8797?: The complementary color is #87AB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.