What color is #AB9A8D?

#AB9A8D 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 #AB9A8D?

The RGB value is 171, 154, 141: 171 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9A8D?

The complementary color is #8D9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9A8D color

#AB9A8D rgb(171, 154, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9A8D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60.4% green and 55.3% blue (171, 154, 141).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#AB9A8D color codes

HEX	`#AB9A8D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 154, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, 4.06, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 9.96, 65.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.158, 33.693, 29.951)`
Decimal	`11246221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9A8D, 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 #AB9A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #AB9A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9a8d; }
.text { color: #ab9a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 154 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9a8d, #aba98d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9A8D?: #AB9A8D 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 #AB9A8D?: The RGB value is 171, 154, 141: 171 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9A8D?: The complementary color is #8D9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.