What color is #AB999F?

#AB999F 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 #AB999F?

The RGB value is 171, 153, 159: 171 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB999F?

The complementary color is #99ABA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB999F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB999F color

#AB999F rgb(171, 153, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB999F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60% green and 62.4% blue (171, 153, 159).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#AB999F color codes

HEX	`#AB999F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 153, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, 7.69, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 7.72, 354.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.443, 33.944, 37.532)`
Decimal	`11245983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB999F, 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 #AB999F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB999F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #AB999F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab999f; }
.text { color: #ab999f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab999f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 153 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab999f, #ab9c99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB999F?: #AB999F 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 #AB999F?: The RGB value is 171, 153, 159: 171 red, 153 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB999F?: The complementary color is #99ABA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB999F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.