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#4B341F

#4b341f ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4b341f is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 20.39% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.67% magenta, 58.67% yellow and 70.59% black. Its hue angle is 28.64°, with 41.51% saturation and 20.78% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 5.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0405

Complementary

  1. #4b341f
  2. #1f364b

Split complementary

  1. #4b341f
  2. #1f4b4a
  3. #1f204b

Analogous

  1. #4b1f20
  2. #4b341f
  3. #4b4a1f

Triadic

  1. #4b341f
  2. #1f4b34
  3. #341f4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b341f
  2. #364b1f
  3. #1f364b
  4. #341f4b

Square

  1. #4b341f
  2. #204b1f
  3. #1f364b
  4. #4a1f4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0a06
  2. #150e09
  3. #4b341f
  4. #815a35
  5. #b67f4d

Shades

#4b341f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b341f
  2. #442f1c
  3. #3c2a19
  4. #352416
  5. #2d1f13
  6. #261a10
  7. #1e150c
  8. #171009
  9. #0f0a06
  10. #080503
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b341f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b341f
  2. #5d4835
  3. #6f5d4c
  4. #817162
  5. #938579
  6. #a59a8f
  7. #b7aea5
  8. #c9c2bc
  9. #dbd6d2
  10. #edebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b341f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b341f
  2. #503c29
  3. #564332
  4. #5b4b3c
  5. #605246
  6. #665a50
  7. #6b6259
  8. #706963
  9. #75716d
  10. #7b7876
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413730 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b361d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #413b1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #512f2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42351e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #45381f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f3129 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b341f {
  color: #4b341f;
}
Background
.bg-4b341f {
  background-color: #4b341f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b341f {
  border: 2px solid #4b341f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b341f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 52 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 42% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b341f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b341f, #4b4a1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b341f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 52 31 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 5.05 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.74 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.99 #704214 Sepia ΔE 10.86 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.90 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.25 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.27 #b4cbe0 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Bistre
#4b341f  rgb(75, 52, 31)  hsl(29, 42%, 21%)  Bistre
#1f364b  rgb(31, 54, 75)  hsl(209, 42%, 21%)  Prussian Blue
#1f4b34  rgb(31, 75, 52)  hsl(149, 42%, 21%)  British Racing Green
#341f4b  rgb(52, 31, 75)  hsl(269, 42%, 21%)  Midnight Blue