What color is #AB8B8B?

#AB8B8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8B8B?

The RGB value is 171, 139, 139: 171 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8B8B?

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

Is black or white text better on #AB8B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8B8B color

#AB8B8B rgb(171, 139, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB8B8B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 54.5% green and 54.5% blue (171, 139, 139).

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

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#AB8B8B color codes

HEX	`#AB8B8B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.77, 12.1, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.77, 12.94, 20.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.687, 28.988, 28.4)`
Decimal	`11242379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8B8B, 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 #AB8B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #AB8B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8b8b; }
.text { color: #ab8b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8b8b, #ab9b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AB8B8B?: #AB8B8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8B8B?: The RGB value is 171, 139, 139: 171 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8B8B?: The complementary color is #8BABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.