What color is #AB9296?

#AB9296 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9296?

The RGB value is 171, 146, 150: 171 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9296?

The complementary color is #92ABA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9296 color

#AB9296 rgb(171, 146, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9296 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 57.3% green and 58.8% blue (171, 146, 150).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AB9296 color codes

HEX	`#AB9296`
RGB	`rgb(171, 146, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 57.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, 10.01, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 10.1, 7.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.578, 31.419, 33.196)`
Decimal	`11244182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9296, 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 #AB9296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #AB9296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9296; }
.text { color: #ab9296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 146 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9296, #ab9b92); }

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Questions

What color is #AB9296?: #AB9296 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9296?: The RGB value is 171, 146, 150: 171 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9296?: The complementary color is #92ABA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.