What color is #AB919E?

#AB919E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB919E?

The RGB value is 171, 145, 158: 171 red, 145 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB919E?

The complementary color is #91AB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB919E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB919E color

#AB919E rgb(171, 145, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB919E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.9% green and 62% blue (171, 145, 158).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#AB919E color codes

HEX	`#AB919E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 145, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, 11.98, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 12.41, 344.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.091, 31.378, 36.655)`
Decimal	`11243934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB919E, 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 #AB919E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB919E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #AB919E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab919e; }
.text { color: #ab919e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab919e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 145 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab919e, #ab9191); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB919E?: #AB919E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB919E?: The RGB value is 171, 145, 158: 171 red, 145 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB919E?: The complementary color is #91AB9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB919E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.