What color is #AB9191?

#AB9191 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9191?

The RGB value is 171, 145, 145: 171 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9191?

The complementary color is #91ABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9191 color

#AB9191 rgb(171, 145, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9191 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.9% green and 56.9% blue (171, 145, 145).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#AB9191 color codes

HEX	`#AB9191`
RGB	`rgb(171, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, 9.72, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 10.37, 20.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.031, 30.954, 31.07)`
Decimal	`11243921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9191, 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 #AB9191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #AB9191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9191; }
.text { color: #ab9191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9191, #ab9e91); }

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Questions

What color is #AB9191?: #AB9191 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9191?: The RGB value is 171, 145, 145: 171 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9191?: The complementary color is #91ABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.