Information about #2A231A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#2A231A is a gently muted warm orange that carries a shadowy depth. 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 a hair away from Legal Dye (#2E211B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Diesel (#28201D) and Ink (#27221F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(42, 35, 26)), which gives #2A231A its character. If you plan to put text on a #2A231A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:84) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2A231A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#2A231A color variations
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#2A231A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2A231A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2A231A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2A231A color hues
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#2A231A 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 #2A231A color
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Nearest named colors to #2A231A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2E211B
#28201D
#27221F
#24221A
#281D19
#26211F
#282020
#292421
#252321
#302621
#2A2922
#28191D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2A231A
- RGB42, 35, 26
- CMYK0, 3, 6, 84
- CSSrgb(42, 35, 26)
- HSL34°, 24%, 13%
- HSL Precise33.75°, 23.529%, 13.333%
- HSV34°, 38%, 16%
- HSB34°, 38%, 16%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
- GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.137, 0.102)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.137, 0.102, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.137, 0.102)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2A231A
- DECIMAL ID2761498
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
