What color is #AB9EA3?

#AB9EA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9EA3?

The RGB value is 171, 158, 163: 171 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9EA3?

The complementary color is #9EABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9EA3 color

#AB9EA3 rgb(171, 158, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9EA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62% green and 63.9% blue (171, 158, 163).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#AB9EA3 color codes

HEX	`#AB9EA3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 158, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, 5.64, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 5.71, 351.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.631, 35.756, 39.668)`
Decimal	`11247267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9EA3, 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 #AB9EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #AB9EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9ea3; }
.text { color: #ab9ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 158 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9ea3, #aba09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #AB9EA3?: #AB9EA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9EA3?: The RGB value is 171, 158, 163: 171 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9EA3?: The complementary color is #9EABA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.