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#3C331F

#3c331f ≈ Taupe

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3c331f is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 20% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 48.33% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 41.38°, with 31.87% saturation and 17.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 6.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0343

Complementary

  1. #3c331f
  2. #1f283c

Split complementary

  1. #3c331f
  2. #1f363c
  3. #241f3c

Analogous

  1. #3c241f
  2. #3c331f
  3. #363c1f

Triadic

  1. #3c331f
  2. #1f3c33
  3. #331f3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c331f
  2. #283c1f
  3. #1f283c
  4. #331f3c

Square

  1. #3c331f
  2. #1f3c24
  3. #1f283c
  4. #3c1f36

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0b07
  2. #0d0b07
  3. #3c331f
  4. #6e5e39
  5. #a18953

Shades

#3c331f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c331f
  2. #362e1c
  3. #302919
  4. #2a2416
  5. #241f13
  6. #1e1a10
  7. #18140c
  8. #120f09
  9. #0c0a06
  10. #060503
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c331f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c331f
  2. #504735
  3. #635c4c
  4. #777062
  5. #8a8579
  6. #9e998f
  7. #b1ada5
  8. #c5c2bc
  9. #d8d6d2
  10. #ecebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c331f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c331f
  2. #433b29
  3. #4a4232
  4. #504a3c
  5. #575246
  6. #5e5a50
  7. #656159
  8. #6c6963
  9. #72716d
  10. #797876
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37342d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38331e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a3520 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40302e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39331e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b341f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f3129 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c331f {
  color: #3c331f;
}
Background
.bg-3c331f {
  background-color: #3c331f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c331f {
  border: 2px solid #3c331f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c331f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 51 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 32% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c331f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c331f, #363c1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c331f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 51 31 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.80 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.15 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.76 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.76 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.12 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.20 #635147 Umber ΔE 13.65 #c3cce0 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Taupe
#3c331f  rgb(60, 51, 31)  hsl(41, 32%, 18%)  Taupe
#1f283c  rgb(31, 40, 60)  hsl(221, 32%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#1f3c33  rgb(31, 60, 51)  hsl(161, 32%, 18%)  Phthalo Green
#331f3c  rgb(51, 31, 60)  hsl(281, 32%, 18%)  Eggplant