Information about #2C1010 color

#2C1010 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2C1010 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 16, 16) — 17.3% red, 6.3% green, 6.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 11 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #2C1010 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 Vandalista (#310C16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aida (#271615) and Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 16, 16) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #2C1010 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2C1010 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2C1010 color variations

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#2C1010 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 #2C1010

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

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Tamarind color link
Tamarind

#341515

Root Beer color link
Root Beer

#290E05

Brown-Mallee color link
Brown-Mallee

#211216

Cannon Black color link
Cannon Black

#251706

Blackout color link
Blackout

#211916

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

#2C1010 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C1010
  • RGB44, 16, 16
  • CMYK0, 11, 11, 83
  • HSL0°, 47%, 12%
  • HSL Precise0°, 46.667%, 11.765%
  • HSV0°, 64%, 17%
  • HSB0°, 64%, 17%
  • HEX ID2C1010
  • DECIMAL ID2887696
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.3%
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