What color is #AB8D94?

#AB8D94 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8D94?

The RGB value is 171, 141, 148: 171 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8D94?

The complementary color is #8DABA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8D94 color

#AB8D94 rgb(171, 141, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB8D94 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 55.3% green and 58% blue (171, 141, 148).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#AB8D94 color codes

HEX	`#AB8D94`
RGB	`rgb(171, 141, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 55.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, 12.47, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 12.48, 2.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.665, 29.847, 32.104)`
Decimal	`11242900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8D94, 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 #AB8D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #AB8D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8d94; }
.text { color: #ab8d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 141 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8d94, #ab958d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB8D94?: #AB8D94 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8D94?: The RGB value is 171, 141, 148: 171 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8D94?: The complementary color is #8DABA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.