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#3E2C19

#3e2c19 ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3e2c19 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.03% magenta, 59.68% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 30.81°, with 42.53% saturation and 17.06% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 3.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.029

Complementary

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #192b3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #193e3e
  3. #1a193e

Analogous

  1. #3e1a19
  2. #3e2c19
  3. #3e3e19

Triadic

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #193e2c
  3. #2c193e

Tetradic

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #2b3e19
  3. #192b3e
  4. #2c193e

Square

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #193e1a
  3. #192b3e
  4. #3e193e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a06
  2. #0f0a06
  3. #3e2c19
  4. #75532f
  5. #ab7945

Shades

#3e2c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #382817
  3. #322314
  4. #2b1f12
  5. #251a0f
  6. #1f160d
  7. #19120a
  8. #130d08
  9. #0c0905
  10. #060403
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e2c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #514130
  3. #655647
  4. #786b5e
  5. #8b8075
  6. #9f968c
  7. #b2aba3
  8. #c5c0ba
  9. #d8d5d1
  10. #eceae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e2c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e2c19
  2. #453423
  3. #4b3d2e
  4. #524538
  5. #584e42
  6. #5f564d
  7. #665e57
  8. #6c6761
  9. #736f6b
  10. #797876
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362e28 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #322d17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #363119 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #432827 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #372d18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #392f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #412a22 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e2c19 {
  color: #3e2c19;
}
Background
.bg-3e2c19 {
  background-color: #3e2c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e2c19 {
  border: 2px solid #3e2c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e2c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 43% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e2c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e2c19, #3e3e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e2c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 3.52 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.90 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.68 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.76 #635147 Umber ΔE 13.25 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.39 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 13.42 #c1d3e6 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Bistre
#3e2c19  rgb(62, 44, 25)  hsl(31, 43%, 17%)  Bistre
#192b3e  rgb(25, 43, 62)  hsl(211, 43%, 17%)  Prussian Blue
#193e2c  rgb(25, 62, 44)  hsl(151, 43%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#2c193e  rgb(44, 25, 62)  hsl(271, 43%, 17%)  Midnight Blue