English Red (#AB4B52)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.44:1 — vs black: 3.86:1

Color values

  • HEX #AB4B52
  • RGB rgb(171, 75, 82)
  • HSL hsl(355, 56%, 67%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 56.14, 52.05, 32.94 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AB4B52 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

English Red
#AB4B52 Base
#4BABA4
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

English Red
#AB4B52 Base
#AB4B82
#AB744B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

English Red
#AB4B52 Base
#52AB4B
#4B52AB
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

English Red
#AB4B52 Base
#4BAB74
#4B82AB
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

English Red
#AB4B52 Base
#82AB4B
#4BABA4
#744BAB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

English Red
#AB4B52 Base
#411C1F
#763439
#8F3F44
#BB646A
#C67D82
#DDB2B5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of English Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#120808
#301517
#4F2326
#6E3035
#8C3E43
English Red #AB4B52 Base
#BD696F
#CC8A8F
#DAABAE
#E9CCCE
#F7EDEE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AB4B52. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AB4B52;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AB4B52;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AB4B52;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AB4B52,
        #7CDAD3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AB4B52,
        #7CDAD3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$english-red: #AB4B52;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$english-red-r: 171;
$english-red-g: 75;
$english-red-b: 82;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $english-red;
    color: rgba($english-red-r, $english-red-g, $english-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How English Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AB4B52 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #72724E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5C5C53 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AB4C4C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6A6A6A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to English Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

English Red #AB4B52 Base
Rose Vale #AB4E52 ΔE 1.06
Bittersweet Shimmer #BF4F51 ΔE 5.06
Popstar #BE4F62 ΔE 5.35
Deep Chestnut #B94E48 ΔE 5.83

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.