Information about #2B1B17 color

#2B1B17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2B1B17 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 27, 23) — 16.9% red, 10.6% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 8 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2B1B17 reads as a moderately toned earthy red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sooty (#281D19). Slightly further away sit Aida (#271615) and Loyal (#28191D).

The recipe behind #2B1B17 is rgb(43, 27, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 16.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2B1B17 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2B1B17 color variations

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

#2B1B17 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 #2B1B17

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

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Blackout color link
Blackout

#211916

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Tamarind color link
Tamarind

#341515

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B1B17
  • RGB43, 27, 23
  • CMYK0, 6, 8, 83
  • CSSrgb(43, 27, 23)
  • HSL12°, 30%, 13%
  • HSL Precise12°, 30.303%, 12.941%
  • HSV12°, 47%, 17%
  • HSB12°, 47%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.106, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.106, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.106, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2B1B17
  • DECIMAL ID2824983
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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