What color is #AB998A?

#AB998A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB998A?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 138: 171 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB998A?

The complementary color is #8A9CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB998A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB998A color

#AB998A rgb(171, 153, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB998A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 54.1% blue (171, 153, 138).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#AB998A color codes

HEX	`#AB998A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.38, 4.13, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.38, 11.1, 68.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.773, 33.276, 28.736)`
Decimal	`11245962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB998A, 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 #AB998A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB998A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #AB998A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab998a; }
.text { color: #ab998a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab998a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab998a, #aba98a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB998A?: #AB998A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB998A?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 138: 171 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB998A?: The complementary color is #8A9CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB998A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.