What color is #AB989D?

#AB989D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB989D?

The RGB value is 171, 152, 157: 171 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB989D?

The complementary color is #98ABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB989D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB989D color

#AB989D rgb(171, 152, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB989D is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.6% green and 61.6% blue (171, 152, 157).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#AB989D color codes

HEX	`#AB989D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 152, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.6, 7.88, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.6, 7.88, 359.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.108, 33.549, 36.571)`
Decimal	`11245725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB989D, 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 #AB989D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB989D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #AB989D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab989d; }
.text { color: #ab989d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab989d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 152 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab989d, #ab9c98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB989D?: #AB989D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB989D?: The RGB value is 171, 152, 157: 171 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB989D?: The complementary color is #98ABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB989D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.