What color is #AB939E?

#AB939E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB939E?

The RGB value is 171, 147, 158: 171 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB939E?

The complementary color is #93ABA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB939E color

#AB939E rgb(171, 147, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB939E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (171, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#AB939E color codes

HEX	`#AB939E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.34, 10.86, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.34, 11.13, 347.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.399, 31.995, 36.757)`
Decimal	`11244446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB939E, 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 #AB939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #AB939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab939e; }
.text { color: #ab939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab939e, #ab9493); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB939E?: #AB939E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB939E?: The RGB value is 171, 147, 158: 171 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB939E?: The complementary color is #93ABA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.