Information about #2D221E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #2D221E reads as a gently muted orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Legal Dye (#2E211B). Slightly further away sit Ivory Black (#292421) and Double Diesel (#28201D).
In RGB terms — rgb(45, 34, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2D221E: 15.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #2D221E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#2D221E color variations
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#2D221E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2D221E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2D221E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2D221E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2D221E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2D221E color
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Nearest named colors to #2D221E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2E211B
#292421
#28201D
#282020
#302621
#27221F
#26211F
#2A2525
#252321
#2A2922
#281D19
#2F1D25
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2D221E
- RGB45, 34, 30
- CMYK0, 4, 6, 82
- CSSrgb(45, 34, 30)
- HSL16°, 20%, 15%
- HSL Precise16°, 20%, 14.706%
- HSV16°, 33%, 18%
- HSB16°, 33%, 18%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.176
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
- GLSLvec3(0.176, 0.133, 0.118)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.176, 0.133, 0.118, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.176, 0.133, 0.118)
- Percentage of Red in RGB17.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2D221E
- DECIMAL ID2957854
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
