Information about #312C22 color

#312C22 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #312C22 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 44, 34) — 19.2% red, 17.3% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 6 / 81. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned warm orange, #312C22 leans clearly toward the dark side. 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 Black Magic (#332C22). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Karaka (#2D2D24) and Green Waterloo (#2C2D24).

The recipe behind #312C22 is rgb(49, 44, 34), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #312C22 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:81), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #312C22 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#312C22 color variations

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

#312C22 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 #312C22

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

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Karaka color link
Karaka

#2D2D24

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Coffee Bean color link
Coffee Bean

#362D26

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Livid Brown color link
Livid Brown

#312A29

Monkey color link
Monkey

#352E28

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#312C22
  • RGB49, 44, 34
  • CMYK0, 2, 6, 81
  • CSSrgb(49, 44, 34)
  • HSL40°, 18%, 16%
  • HSL Precise40°, 18.072%, 16.275%
  • HSV40°, 31%, 19%
  • HSB40°, 31%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.192, 0.173, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.192, 0.173, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.192, 0.173, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID312C22
  • DECIMAL ID3222562
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01