Information about #2C2622 color

#2C2622 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C2622 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 38, 34) — 17.3% red, 14.9% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 4 / 83. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2C2622 reads as a gently muted orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maire (#2A2922). Slightly further away sit Ivory Black (#292421) and Maxwell Smart (#2A2525).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 38, 34) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C2622: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:83), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #2C2622 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2C2622 color variations

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#2C2622 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 #2C2622

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

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Bokara Grey color link
Bokara Grey

#2A2725

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Karaka color link
Karaka

#2D2D24

Nero color link
Nero

#252525

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C2622
  • RGB44, 38, 34
  • CMYK0, 2, 4, 83
  • CSSrgb(44, 38, 34)
  • HSL24°, 13%, 15%
  • HSL Precise24°, 12.821%, 15.294%
  • HSV24°, 23%, 17%
  • HSB24°, 23%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.149, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.149, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.149, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2C2622
  • DECIMAL ID2893346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01