Information about #AB172D color

#AB172D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AB172D is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(171, 23, 45) (67.1% red, 9% green, 17.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 58 / 49 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AB172D reads as a strongly colored earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Falcons Red (#A71930). Slightly further away sit Netherlands Red (#AE1C28) and Upsdell Red (#AE2029).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 23, 45) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB172D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB172D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AB172D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB172D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#881224

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#660D1B

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#220409

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Black

#000000

#AB172D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#96505A

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#8B666C

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Grey

#808080

#AB172D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AA7617

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#AA1768

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#AA17A3

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#AB172D 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#17AB94
#17AB94

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1777AB
#1777AB

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#17AB4B
#17AB4B

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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.

Analogous color scheme
#AB4B17
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#AB1777
#AB1777

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#AB172D
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#2DAB17
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#172DAB
#172DAB

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#AB9417
#AB9417

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#17AB94
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#172DAB
#172DAB

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#77AB17
#77AB17

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#17AB94
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#4B17AB
#4B17AB

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Nearest named colors to #AB172D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

#AB172D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB172D
  • RGB171, 23, 45
  • CMYK0, 58, 49, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 23, 45)
  • HSL351°, 76%, 38%
  • HSL Precise351.081°, 76.289%, 38.039%
  • HSV351°, 87%, 67%
  • HSB351°, 87%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.090, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.090, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.090, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAB172D
  • DECIMAL ID11212589
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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