What color is #AB958D?

#AB958D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB958D?

The RGB value is 171, 149, 141: 171 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB958D?

The complementary color is #8DA3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB958D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB958D color

#AB958D rgb(171, 149, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB958D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.4% green and 55.3% blue (171, 149, 141).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#AB958D color codes

HEX	`#AB958D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 149, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.41, 6.83, 7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.41, 9.94, 46.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.35, 32.077, 29.681)`
Decimal	`11244941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB958D, 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 #AB958D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB958D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #AB958D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab958d; }
.text { color: #ab958d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab958d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 149 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab958d, #aba48d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB958D?: #AB958D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB958D?: The RGB value is 171, 149, 141: 171 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB958D?: The complementary color is #8DA3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB958D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.