Information about #2C1C23 color

#2C1C23 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C1C23 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 28, 35) — 17.3% red, 11% green, 13.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 4 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2C1C23 is a gently muted pink-red rose that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cocktail (#2F1D25). Slightly further away sit Hollow Plum (#2A1624) and Double Barbecue (#282020).

The recipe behind #2C1C23 is rgb(44, 28, 35), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C1C23: 16.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2C1C23 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2C1C23 color variations

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#2C1C23 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 #2C1C23

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

Cocktail color link
Cocktail

#2F1D25

Hollow Plum color link
Hollow Plum

#2A1624

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Raisin Black color link
Raisin Black

#242124

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

#2C1C23 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C1C23
  • RGB44, 28, 35
  • CMYK0, 6, 4, 83
  • HSL334°, 22%, 14%
  • HSL Precise333.75°, 22.222%, 14.118%
  • HSV334°, 36%, 17%
  • HSB334°, 36%, 17%
  • HEX ID2C1C23
  • DECIMAL ID2890787
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
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