What color is #AB9690?

#AB9690 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9690?

The RGB value is 171, 150, 144: 171 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9690?

The complementary color is #90A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9690 color

#AB9690 rgb(171, 150, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9690 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (171, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#AB9690 color codes

HEX	`#AB9690`
RGB	`rgb(171, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.74, 6.76, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.74, 9.05, 41.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.735, 32.485, 30.926)`
Decimal	`11245200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9690, 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 #AB9690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #AB9690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9690; }
.text { color: #ab9690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9690, #aba490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9690?: #AB9690 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9690?: The RGB value is 171, 150, 144: 171 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9690?: The complementary color is #90A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.