What color is #AB9796?

#AB9796 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9796?

The RGB value is 171, 151, 150: 171 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9796?

The complementary color is #96AAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9796 color

#AB9796 rgb(171, 151, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9796 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.2% green and 58.8% blue (171, 151, 150).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#AB9796 color codes

HEX	`#AB9796`
RGB	`rgb(171, 151, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.16, 7.22, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.16, 7.91, 24.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.366, 32.994, 33.459)`
Decimal	`11245462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9796, 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 #AB9796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #AB9796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9796; }
.text { color: #ab9796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 151 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9796, #aba296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9796?: #AB9796 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9796?: The RGB value is 171, 151, 150: 171 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9796?: The complementary color is #96AAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.