What color is #AB8A92?

#AB8A92 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8A92?

The RGB value is 171, 138, 146: 171 red, 138 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8A92?

The complementary color is #8AABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8A92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8A92 color

#AB8A92 rgb(171, 138, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #AB8A92 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 54.1% green and 57.3% blue (171, 138, 146).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#AB8A92 color codes

HEX	`#AB8A92`
RGB	`rgb(171, 138, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 54.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, 13.82, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 13.83, 2.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.071, 28.911, 31.132)`
Decimal	`11242130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8A92, 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 #AB8A92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8A92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #AB8A92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8a92; }
.text { color: #ab8a92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8a92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 138 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8a92, #ab938a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB8A92?: #AB8A92 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8A92?: The RGB value is 171, 138, 146: 171 red, 138 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8A92?: The complementary color is #8AABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8A92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.