Information about #AB3E2B color

#AB3E2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB3E2B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 62, 43) — 67.1% red, 24.3% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 43 / 50 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AB3E2B reads as a confidently colored red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kamikaze (#A43F30). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sweet Brown (#A83731) and Medium Carmine (#AF4035).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(171, 62, 43)), which gives #AB3E2B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AB3E2B: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB3E2B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB3E2B color variations

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

#AB3E2B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB3E2B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB3E2B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB3E2B 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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#AB3E2B 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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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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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
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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
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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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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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#7E2BAB
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Nearest named colors to #AB3E2B

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

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

#AB3E2B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB3E2B
  • RGB171, 62, 43
  • CMYK0, 43, 50, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 62, 43)
  • HSL9°, 60%, 42%
  • HSL Precise8.906°, 59.813%, 41.961%
  • HSV9°, 75%, 67%
  • HSB9°, 75%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.243, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.243, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.243, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB3E2B
  • DECIMAL ID11222571
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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