What color is #AB989B?

#AB989B 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 #AB989B?

The RGB value is 171, 152, 155: 171 red, 152 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB989B?

The complementary color is #98ABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB989B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB989B color

#AB989B rgb(171, 152, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB989B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.6% green and 60.8% blue (171, 152, 155).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#AB989B color codes

HEX	`#AB989B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 152, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, 7.53, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 7.59, 7.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.939, 33.482, 35.679)`
Decimal	`11245723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB989B, 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 #AB989B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB989B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #AB989B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab989b; }
.text { color: #ab989b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab989b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 152 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab989b, #ab9f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB989B?: #AB989B 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 #AB989B?: The RGB value is 171, 152, 155: 171 red, 152 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB989B?: The complementary color is #98ABA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB989B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.