What color is #AB9894?

#AB9894 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9894?

The RGB value is 171, 152, 148: 171 red, 152 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9894?

The complementary color is #94A7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9894 color

#AB9894 rgb(171, 152, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9894 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.6% green and 58% blue (171, 152, 148).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#AB9894 color codes

HEX	`#AB9894`
RGB	`rgb(171, 152, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, 6.32, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 7.85, 36.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.368, 33.253, 32.672)`
Decimal	`11245716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9894, 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 #AB9894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #AB9894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9894; }
.text { color: #ab9894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 152 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9894, #aba394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9894?: #AB9894 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9894?: The RGB value is 171, 152, 148: 171 red, 152 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9894?: The complementary color is #94A7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.