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#4C331E

#4c331e ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4c331e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 20% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.89% magenta, 60.53% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 27.39°, with 43.4% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 5.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.04

Complementary

  1. #4c331e
  2. #1e374c

Split complementary

  1. #4c331e
  2. #1e4c4a
  3. #1e204c

Analogous

  1. #4c1e20
  2. #4c331e
  3. #4c4a1e

Triadic

  1. #4c331e
  2. #1e4c33
  3. #331e4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c331e
  2. #374c1e
  3. #1e374c
  4. #331e4c

Square

  1. #4c331e
  2. #204c1e
  3. #1e374c
  4. #4a1e4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a06
  2. #150e08
  3. #4c331e
  4. #835834
  5. #b87d4b

Shades

#4c331e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c331e
  2. #442e1b
  3. #3d2918
  4. #352415
  5. #2e1f12
  6. #261a0f
  7. #1e140c
  8. #170f09
  9. #0f0a06
  10. #080503
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c331e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c331e
  2. #5e4735
  3. #705c4b
  4. #827062
  5. #948578
  6. #a6998f
  7. #b7ada5
  8. #c9c2bc
  9. #dbd6d2
  10. #edebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c331e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c331e
  2. #513b28
  3. #564232
  4. #5c4a3b
  5. #615245
  6. #665a4f
  7. #6b6159
  8. #706963
  9. #76716c
  10. #7b7876
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413630 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b351c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #413b1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #532e2e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42341d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #45381e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #503028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c331e {
  color: #4c331e;
}
Background
.bg-4c331e {
  background-color: #4c331e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c331e {
  border: 2px solid #4c331e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c331e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 51 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 43% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c331e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c331e, #4c4a1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c331e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 51 30 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 5.17 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.39 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.87 #704214 Sepia ΔE 10.57 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.16 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.38 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.10 #b3cce1 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Bistre
#4c331e  rgb(76, 51, 30)  hsl(27, 43%, 21%)  Bistre
#1e374c  rgb(30, 55, 76)  hsl(207, 43%, 21%)  Prussian Blue
#1e4c33  rgb(30, 76, 51)  hsl(147, 43%, 21%)  British Racing Green
#331e4c  rgb(51, 30, 76)  hsl(267, 43%, 21%)  Midnight Blue