Information about #422C1F color

#422C1F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #422C1F is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 44, 31) — 25.9% red, 17.3% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 14 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated warm orange, #422C1F carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Morocco Brown (#442D21). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Iroko (#433120).

The recipe behind #422C1F is rgb(66, 44, 31), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #422C1F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #422C1F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#422C1F color variations

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

#422C1F 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 #422C1F

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

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Nala color link
Nala

#412F28

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#422C1F
  • RGB66, 44, 31
  • CMYK0, 9, 14, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 44, 31)
  • HSL22°, 36%, 19%
  • HSL Precise22.286°, 36.082%, 19.02%
  • HSV22°, 53%, 26%
  • HSB22°, 53%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.173, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.173, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.173, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID422C1F
  • DECIMAL ID4336671
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01