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#AB0003 Washington Nationals Red
#AB0003 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Turkey Red. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 0% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AB0003.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.68:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.73:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.68:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.73:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AB0003 as they’d see it.
#AB0003 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedTeam colors
The Washington Nationals use #AB0003 as their red. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #AB0003
What color is #AB0003?
#AB0003 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Turkey Red. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 0% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AB0003 in RGB?
#AB0003 is rgb(171, 0, 3): 171 red, 0 green, and 3 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AB0003 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 98, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AB0003?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AB0003?
Its complement #055D5B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.