What color is #AB9A9B?

#AB9A9B 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 #AB9A9B?

The RGB value is 171, 154, 155: 171 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9A9B?

The complementary color is #9AABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9A9B color

#AB9A9B rgb(171, 154, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9A9B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60.4% green and 60.8% blue (171, 154, 155).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#AB9A9B color codes

HEX	`#AB9A9B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 154, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, 6.42, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 6.65, 15.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.266, 34.136, 35.788)`
Decimal	`11246235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9A9B, 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 #AB9A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #AB9A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9a9b; }
.text { color: #ab9a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 154 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9a9b, #aba29a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9A9B?: #AB9A9B 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 #AB9A9B?: The RGB value is 171, 154, 155: 171 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9A9B?: The complementary color is #9AABAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.