What color is #AB9997?

#AB9997 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 #AB9997?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 151: 171 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9997?

The complementary color is #97A9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9997 color

#AB9997 rgb(171, 153, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9997 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 59.2% blue (171, 153, 151).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#AB9997 color codes

HEX	`#AB9997`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 6.28, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 7.17, 28.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.771, 33.675, 33.993)`
Decimal	`11245975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9997, 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 #AB9997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #AB9997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9997; }
.text { color: #ab9997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9997, #aba397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9997?: #AB9997 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 #AB9997?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 151: 171 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9997?: The complementary color is #97A9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.