What color is #AB9993?

#AB9993 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9993?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 147: 171 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9993?

The complementary color is #93A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9993?

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.

#AB9993 color

#AB9993 rgb(171, 153, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9993 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (171, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AB9993 color codes

HEX	`#AB9993`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.6, 5.6, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.6, 7.89, 44.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.452, 33.548, 32.311)`
Decimal	`11245971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9993, 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 #AB9993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9993 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 #AB9993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9993; }
.text { color: #ab9993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9993, #aba593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9993?: #AB9993 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9993?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 147: 171 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9993?: The complementary color is #93A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9993?: 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.