What color is #AB9D9C?

#AB9D9C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9D9C?

The RGB value is 171, 157, 156: 171 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9D9C?

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

Is black or white text better on #AB9D9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9D9C color

#AB9D9C rgb(171, 157, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9D9C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.6% green and 61.2% blue (171, 157, 156).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#AB9D9C color codes

HEX	`#AB9D9C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 157, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, 4.93, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 5.47, 25.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.852, 35.173, 36.399)`
Decimal	`11247004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9D9C, 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 #AB9D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #AB9D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9d9c; }
.text { color: #ab9d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 157 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9d9c, #aba59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AB9D9C?: #AB9D9C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9D9C?: The RGB value is 171, 157, 156: 171 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9D9C?: The complementary color is #9CAAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9D9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.