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#281E02

#281e02 ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#281e02 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 11.76% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 95% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 44.21°, with 90.48% saturation and 8.24% 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 16.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 9.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0138

Complementary

  1. #281e02
  2. #020c28

Split complementary

  1. #281e02
  2. #021f28
  3. #0b0228

Analogous

  1. #280b02
  2. #281e02
  3. #1f2802

Triadic

  1. #281e02
  2. #02281e
  3. #1e0228

Tetradic

  1. #281e02
  2. #0c2802
  3. #020c28
  4. #1e0228

Square

  1. #281e02
  2. #02280b
  3. #020c28
  4. #28021f

Monochromatic

  1. #130f01
  2. #130f01
  3. #281e02
  4. #715506
  5. #ba8b09

Shades

#281e02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281e02
  2. #241b02
  3. #201802
  4. #1c1501
  5. #181201
  6. #140f01
  7. #100c01
  8. #0c0901
  9. #080600
  10. #040300
  11. #000000

Tints

#281e02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281e02
  2. #3e351b
  3. #534b35
  4. #69624e
  5. #7e7867
  6. #948f81
  7. #a9a59a
  8. #bfbcb3
  9. #d4d2cc
  10. #eae9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281e02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281e02
  2. #31280f
  3. #3a321b
  4. #423b28
  5. #4b4534
  6. #544f41
  7. #5d594e
  8. #66635a
  9. #6e6c67
  10. #777673
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #231f17 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #231e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #252003 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c1a18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #251e01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #261f03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b1c11 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281e02 {
  color: #281e02;
}
Background
.bg-281e02 {
  background-color: #281e02;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281e02 {
  border: 2px solid #281e02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281e02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 30 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 90% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281e02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281e02, #1f2802);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281e02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 30 2 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.63 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.63 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 12.06 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 12.73 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 13.44 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.90 #000000 Black ΔE 14.17 #d7e1fd Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Bistre
#281e02  rgb(40, 30, 2)  hsl(44, 90%, 8%)  Bistre
#020c28  rgb(2, 12, 40)  hsl(224, 90%, 8%)  Oxford Blue
#02281e  rgb(2, 40, 30)  hsl(164, 90%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#1e0228  rgb(30, 2, 40)  hsl(284, 90%, 8%)  Midnight Blue