What color is #AB9D96?

#AB9D96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9D96?

The RGB value is 171, 157, 150: 171 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9D96?

The complementary color is #96A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9D96 color

#AB9D96 rgb(171, 157, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9D96 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.6% green and 58.8% blue (171, 157, 150).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#AB9D96 color codes

HEX	`#AB9D96`
RGB	`rgb(171, 157, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, 3.89, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 6.74, 54.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.356, 34.974, 33.789)`
Decimal	`11246998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9D96, 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 #AB9D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #AB9D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9d96; }
.text { color: #ab9d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 157 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9d96, #aba896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9D96?: #AB9D96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9D96?: The RGB value is 171, 157, 150: 171 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9D96?: The complementary color is #96A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.