Information about #221E1C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#221E1C presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Top Gear (#24221A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yellowish Black (#1D1D1A) and Pastel Black (#1D1C1A).
The recipe behind #221E1C is rgb(34, 30, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #221E1C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:87), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #221E1C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#221E1C color variations
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#221E1C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#221E1C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#221E1C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#221E1C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#221E1C 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 #221E1C color
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Nearest named colors to #221E1C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#24221A
#1D1D1A
#1D1C1A
#26211F
#212121
#28201D
#1D1A1D
#1C1C1E
#1D1A1A
#1D2020
#1C1D1F
#281D19
#221E1C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#221E1C
- RGB34, 30, 28
- CMYK0, 2, 2, 87
- CSSrgb(34, 30, 28)
- HSL20°, 10%, 12%
- HSL Precise20°, 9.677%, 12.157%
- HSV20°, 18%, 13%
- HSB20°, 18%, 13%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.118, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.118, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.118, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID221E1C
- DECIMAL ID2235932
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers320 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
