English Red Color – #ab4b52: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Older paint catalogs used English red as a trade name for red iron oxide earths, but English Red color #ab4b52 has a rosier, cooler cast than those orange-brown oxides. It’s almost a twin of Red Leather, two points apart in green and blue. Both suit a library more than a sports car.

English Red Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #AB4B51

2. #4BABA4

Triadic colors

1. #AB4B51

2. #51AB4B

3. #4B51AB

Tints or lighter colors

1. #BE6B70

2. #CE8E93

3. #DDB2B5

4. #EDD5D7

5. #FCF9F9

Darker colors

1. #873B40

2. #642C30

3. #411C1F

4. #1D0D0E

Analogous colors

1. #A44BAB

2. #AB4B81

3. #AB4B51

4. #AB754B

5. #ABA44B

Monochromatic colors

1. #82272D

2. #A4383F

3. #BC535A

4. #C67D81

5. #D2A3A7