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#311C19

#311c19 ≈ Bistre

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#311c19 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 48.98% yellow and 80.78% black. Its hue angle is 7.5°, with 32.43% saturation and 14.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0155

Complementary

  1. #311c19
  2. #192e31

Split complementary

  1. #311c19
  2. #193128
  3. #192231

Analogous

  1. #311922
  2. #311c19
  3. #312819

Triadic

  1. #311c19
  2. #19311c
  3. #1c1931

Tetradic

  1. #311c19
  2. #2e3119
  3. #192e31
  4. #1c1931

Square

  1. #311c19
  2. #223119
  3. #192e31
  4. #281931

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0807
  2. #0e0807
  3. #311c19
  4. #643933
  5. #96564d

Shades

#311c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #311c19
  2. #2c1917
  3. #271614
  4. #221412
  5. #1d110f
  6. #190e0d
  7. #140b0a
  8. #0f0808
  9. #0a0605
  10. #050303
  11. #000000

Tints

#311c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #311c19
  2. #463330
  3. #5a4947
  4. #6f605e
  5. #837775
  6. #988e8c
  7. #ada4a3
  8. #c1bbba
  9. #d6d2d1
  10. #eae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#311c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #311c19
  2. #392623
  3. #41302e
  4. #493a38
  5. #514442
  6. #594e4d
  7. #605857
  8. #686261
  9. #706c6b
  10. #787676
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #281f1e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #211f19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #262319 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35191b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #281e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b2019 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #341a1a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-311c19 {
  color: #311c19;
}
Background
.bg-311c19 {
  background-color: #311c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-311c19 {
  border: 2px solid #311c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #311c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 32% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-311c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #311c19, #312819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-311c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.20 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.00 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.13 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.95 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.95 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.23 #000000 Black ΔE 14.21 #cee3e6 Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Bistre
#311c19  rgb(49, 28, 25)  hsl(8, 32%, 15%)  Bistre
#192e31  rgb(25, 46, 49)  hsl(188, 32%, 15%)  Gunmetal
#19311c  rgb(25, 49, 28)  hsl(128, 32%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#1c1931  rgb(28, 25, 49)  hsl(248, 32%, 15%)  Oxford Blue