What color is #AB9EA6?

#AB9EA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9EA6?

The RGB value is 171, 158, 166: 171 red, 158 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9EA6?

The complementary color is #9EABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9EA6 color

#AB9EA6 rgb(171, 158, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9EA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62% green and 65.1% blue (171, 158, 166).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#AB9EA6 color codes

HEX	`#AB9EA6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 158, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, 6.2, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 6.66, 338.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.903, 35.865, 41.1)`
Decimal	`11247270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9EA6, 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 #AB9EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #AB9EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9ea6; }
.text { color: #ab9ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 158 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9ea6, #ab9ea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB9EA6?: #AB9EA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9EA6?: The RGB value is 171, 158, 166: 171 red, 158 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9EA6?: The complementary color is #9EABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.