What color is #AB968A?

#AB968A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB968A?

The RGB value is 171, 150, 138: 171 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB968A?

The complementary color is #8A9FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB968A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB968A color

#AB968A rgb(171, 150, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB968A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.8% green and 54.1% blue (171, 150, 138).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#AB968A color codes

HEX	`#AB968A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 150, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.6, 5.79, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.6, 10.86, 57.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.288, 32.306, 28.575)`
Decimal	`11245194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB968A, 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 #AB968A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB968A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #AB968A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab968a; }
.text { color: #ab968a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab968a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 150 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab968a, #aba78a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB968A?: #AB968A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB968A?: The RGB value is 171, 150, 138: 171 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB968A?: The complementary color is #8A9FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB968A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.