Information about #AB3C20 color

#AB3C20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AB3C20 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 60, 32) — 67.1% red, 23.5% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 55 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm red, #AB3C20 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 a hair away from Chinese Brown (#AB381F). Slightly further away sit Chinese Red (#AA381E) and Ayers Rock (#AE451D).

The recipe behind #AB3C20 is rgb(171, 60, 32), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB3C20 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB3C20 color variations

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

#AB3C20 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 #AB3C20

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

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB3C20
  • RGB171, 60, 32
  • CMYK0, 44, 55, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 60, 32)
  • HSL12°, 68%, 40%
  • HSL Precise12.086°, 68.473%, 39.804%
  • HSV12°, 81%, 67%
  • HSB12°, 81%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.235, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.235, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.235, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAB3C20
  • DECIMAL ID11222048
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01