What color is #AB8C8F?

#AB8C8F 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 #AB8C8F?

The RGB value is 171, 140, 143: 171 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8C8F?

The complementary color is #8CABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8C8F color

#AB8C8F rgb(171, 140, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB8C8F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (171, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#AB8C8F color codes

HEX	`#AB8C8F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.13, 12.19, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.13, 12.51, 13.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.131, 29.398, 30.016)`
Decimal	`11242639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8C8F, 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 #AB8C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #AB8C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8c8f; }
.text { color: #ab8c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8c8f, #ab998c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB8C8F?: #AB8C8F 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 #AB8C8F?: The RGB value is 171, 140, 143: 171 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8C8F?: The complementary color is #8CABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.