Information about #AB212F color

#AB212F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB212F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 33, 47) — 67.1% red, 12.9% green, 18.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 54 / 49 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AB212F presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Upsdell Red (#AE2029). Slightly further away sit Old Glory Red (#B22234) and Rambutan Red (#A72127).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 33, 47) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB212F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB212F color variations

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

#AB212F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AB212F

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

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB212F
  • RGB171, 33, 47
  • CMYK0, 54, 49, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 33, 47)
  • HSL354°, 68%, 40%
  • HSL Precise353.913°, 67.647%, 40%
  • HSV354°, 81%, 67%
  • HSB354°, 81%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.129, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.129, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.129, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB212F
  • DECIMAL ID11215151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01