Information about #AB969A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AB969A reads as a gently muted warm red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B). Slightly further away sit Nobel (#A99D9D) and Viaduct (#A99F97).
The recipe behind #AB969A is rgb(171, 150, 154), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB969A: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #AB969A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AB969A color variations
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#AB969A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AB969A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AB969A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AB969A color hues
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#AB969A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AB969A color
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Nearest named colors to #AB969A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AC9B9B
#A99D9D
#A99F97
#A59692
#A39894
#A1949D
#A59591
#AA9F94
#A19A98
#A49591
#B1A09C
#A8988E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AB969A
- RGB171, 150, 154
- CMYK0, 8, 7, 33
- CSSrgb(171, 150, 154)
- HSL349°, 11%, 63%
- HSL Precise348.571°, 11.111%, 62.941%
- HSV349°, 12%, 67%
- HSB349°, 12%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.588, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.588, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.588, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAB969A
- DECIMAL ID11245210
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
