What color is #AB8E8F?

#AB8E8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8E8F?

The RGB value is 171, 142, 143: 171 red, 142 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8E8F?

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

Is black or white text better on #AB8E8F?

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.

#AB8E8F color

#AB8E8F rgb(171, 142, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB8E8F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 55.7% green and 56.1% blue (171, 142, 143).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AB8E8F color codes

HEX	`#AB8E8F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 142, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 55.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, 11.07, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 11.63, 17.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.425, 29.988, 30.114)`
Decimal	`11243151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8E8F, 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 #AB8E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #AB8E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8e8f; }
.text { color: #ab8e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 142 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8e8f, #ab9c8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB8E8F?: #AB8E8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8E8F?: The RGB value is 171, 142, 143: 171 red, 142 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8E8F?: The complementary color is #8EABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8E8F?: 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.