What color is #AB8D99?

#AB8D99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8D99?

The RGB value is 171, 141, 153: 171 red, 141 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8D99?

The complementary color is #8DAB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8D99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8D99 color

#AB8D99 rgb(171, 141, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AB8D99 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 55.3% green and 60% blue (171, 141, 153).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#AB8D99 color codes

HEX	`#AB8D99`
RGB	`rgb(171, 141, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 55.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, 13.34, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 13.5, 351.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.069, 30.008, 34.234)`
Decimal	`11242905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8D99, 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 #AB8D99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8D99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AB8D99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8d99; }
.text { color: #ab8d99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8d99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 141 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8d99, #ab908d); }

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Questions

What color is #AB8D99?: #AB8D99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8D99?: The RGB value is 171, 141, 153: 171 red, 141 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8D99?: The complementary color is #8DAB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8D99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.