Information about #AB6259 color

#AB6259 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB6259 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 98, 89) — 67.1% red, 38.4% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 32 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AB6259 reads as a mildly saturated warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quickstep (#A7615F). Slightly further away sit Electric Brown (#B56257) and Claypot (#AB6950).

The recipe behind #AB6259 is rgb(171, 98, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. #AB6259 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AB6259 color variations

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

#AB6259 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 #AB6259

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

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Redwood color link
Redwood

#A45A52

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB6259
  • RGB171, 98, 89
  • CMYK0, 29, 32, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 98, 89)
  • HSL7°, 33%, 51%
  • HSL Precise6.585°, 32.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV7°, 48%, 67%
  • HSB7°, 48%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.384, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.384, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.384, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB6259
  • DECIMAL ID11231833
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01