Information about #231922 color

#231922 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#231922 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(35, 25, 34) — 13.7% red, 9.8% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 0 / 86. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #231922 reads as a softly toned purple-pink magenta and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Loyal (#28191D). Slightly further away sit Magentaish Black (#1D1A1D) and Hollow Plum (#2A1624).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(35, 25, 34)), which gives #231922 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 17.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:86), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #231922 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#231922 color variations

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

#231922 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 #231922

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#231922
  • RGB35, 25, 34
  • CMYK0, 4, 0, 86
  • CSSrgb(35, 25, 34)
  • HSL306°, 17%, 12%
  • HSL Precise306°, 16.667%, 11.765%
  • HSV306°, 29%, 14%
  • HSB306°, 29%, 14%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.098, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.098, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.098, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID231922
  • DECIMAL ID2300194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01