What color is #AB9F8A?

#AB9F8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9F8A?

The RGB value is 171, 159, 138: 171 red, 159 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9F8A?

The complementary color is #8A96AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9F8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9F8A color

#AB9F8A rgb(171, 159, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AB9F8A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.4% green and 54.1% blue (171, 159, 138).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#AB9F8A color codes

HEX	`#AB9F8A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 159, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.97, 0.83, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.97, 12.58, 86.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.78, 35.29, 29.072)`
Decimal	`11247498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9F8A, 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 #AB9F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #AB9F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9f8a; }
.text { color: #ab9f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 159 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9f8a, #a6ab8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AB9F8A?: #AB9F8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9F8A?: The RGB value is 171, 159, 138: 171 red, 159 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9F8A?: The complementary color is #8A96AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9F8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.