What color is #AB8F99?

#AB8F99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8F99?

The RGB value is 171, 143, 153: 171 red, 143 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8F99?

The complementary color is #8FABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8F99 color

#AB8F99 rgb(171, 143, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB8F99 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.1% green and 60% blue (171, 143, 153).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#AB8F99 color codes

HEX	`#AB8F99`
RGB	`rgb(171, 143, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 12.21, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 12.29, 353.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.366, 30.604, 34.333)`
Decimal	`11243417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8F99, 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 #AB8F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #AB8F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8f99; }
.text { color: #ab8f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 143 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8f99, #ab938f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB8F99?: #AB8F99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8F99?: The RGB value is 171, 143, 153: 171 red, 143 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8F99?: The complementary color is #8FABA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.