What color is #AB9687?

#AB9687 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9687?

The RGB value is 171, 150, 135: 171 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9687?

The complementary color is #879CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9687 color

#AB9687 rgb(171, 150, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9687 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.8% green and 52.9% blue (171, 150, 135).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#AB9687 color codes

HEX	`#AB9687`
RGB	`rgb(171, 150, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, 5.32, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 12.02, 63.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.074, 32.221, 27.447)`
Decimal	`11245191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9687, 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 #AB9687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #AB9687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9687; }
.text { color: #ab9687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 150 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9687, #aba887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9687?: #AB9687 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9687?: The RGB value is 171, 150, 135: 171 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9687?: The complementary color is #879CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.