Information about #803C22 color

#803C22 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #803C22 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 60, 34) — 50.2% red, 23.5% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 37 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #803C22 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fuzzy Wuzzy (#87421F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Teranova (#7A3A2B) and Western Red Cedar (#7A372A).

The recipe behind #803C22 is rgb(128, 60, 34), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#803C22 color variations

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#803C22 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 #803C22

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

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

Teranova color link
Teranova

#7A3A2B

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Vixen color link
Vixen

#81342B

Russet color link
Russet

#80461B

Sunspot color link
Sunspot

#7E372E

Peru Tan color link
Peru Tan

#733D1F

Desperado color link
Desperado

#753929

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Warm Kwila color link
Warm Kwila

#753A2A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#803C22
  • RGB128, 60, 34
  • CMYK0, 27, 37, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 60, 34)
  • HSL17°, 58%, 32%
  • HSL Precise16.596°, 58.025%, 31.765%
  • HSV17°, 73%, 50%
  • HSB17°, 73%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.235, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.235, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.235, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID803C22
  • DECIMAL ID8404002
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01