What color is #AB9AA1?

#AB9AA1 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 #AB9AA1?

The RGB value is 171, 154, 161: 171 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9AA1?

The complementary color is #9AABA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9AA1 color

#AB9AA1 rgb(171, 154, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9AA1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60.4% green and 63.1% blue (171, 154, 161).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% 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 7.87:1).

#AB9AA1 color codes

HEX	`#AB9AA1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 154, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, 7.49, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 7.62, 349.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.783, 34.343, 38.508)`
Decimal	`11246241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9AA1, 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 #AB9AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #AB9AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9aa1; }
.text { color: #ab9aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 154 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9aa1, #ab9b9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB9AA1?: #AB9AA1 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 #AB9AA1?: The RGB value is 171, 154, 161: 171 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9AA1?: The complementary color is #9AABA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.