Information about #2C191C color

#2C191C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2C191C is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 25, 28) — 17.3% red, 9.8% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 6 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced red, #2C191C carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Loyal (#28191D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sooty (#281D19) and Double Diesel (#28201D).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 25, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #2C191C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #2C191C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2C191C color variations

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#2C191C 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 #2C191C

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

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Hollow Plum color link
Hollow Plum

#2A1624

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Cocktail color link
Cocktail

#2F1D25

Black Kite color link
Black Kite

#351E1C

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C191C
  • RGB44, 25, 28
  • CMYK0, 7, 6, 83
  • CSSrgb(44, 25, 28)
  • HSL351°, 28%, 14%
  • HSL Precise350.526°, 27.536%, 13.529%
  • HSV351°, 43%, 17%
  • HSB351°, 43%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.098, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.098, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.098, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2C191C
  • DECIMAL ID2890012
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01