Information about #221804 color

#221804 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#221804 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(34, 24, 4) — 13.3% red, 9.4% green, 1.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 12 / 87. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange, #221804 sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cannon Black (#251706). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Officer I cant breathe (#231107) and It is as it is (#211E09).

The recipe behind #221804 is rgb(34, 24, 4), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #221804: 17.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:87), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #221804 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#221804 color variations

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

#221804 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 #221804

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#221804
  • RGB34, 24, 4
  • CMYK0, 4, 12, 87
  • CSSrgb(34, 24, 4)
  • HSL40°, 79%, 7%
  • HSL Precise40°, 78.947%, 7.451%
  • HSV40°, 88%, 13%
  • HSB40°, 88%, 13%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.094, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.094, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.094, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID221804
  • DECIMAL ID2234372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01