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#321A17

#321a17 ≈ Bistre

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#321a17 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 10.2% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 54% yellow and 80.39% black. Its hue angle is 6.67°, with 36.99% saturation and 14.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 8.02.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0148

Complementary

  1. #321a17
  2. #172f32

Split complementary

  1. #321a17
  2. #173227
  3. #172132

Analogous

  1. #321721
  2. #321a17
  3. #322717

Triadic

  1. #321a17
  2. #17321a
  3. #1a1732

Tetradic

  1. #321a17
  2. #2f3217
  3. #172f32
  4. #1a1732

Square

  1. #321a17
  2. #213217
  3. #172f32
  4. #271732

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0706
  2. #0e0706
  3. #321a17
  4. #66352f
  5. #9b5047

Shades

#321a17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321a17
  2. #2d1715
  3. #281512
  4. #231210
  5. #1e100e
  6. #190d0c
  7. #140a09
  8. #0f0807
  9. #0a0505
  10. #050302
  11. #000000

Tints

#321a17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321a17
  2. #47312e
  3. #5b4845
  4. #705f5d
  5. #847674
  6. #998d8b
  7. #ada3a2
  8. #c2bab9
  9. #d6d1d1
  10. #ebe8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321a17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321a17
  2. #3a2422
  3. #422e2c
  4. #493937
  5. #514341
  6. #594d4c
  7. #615756
  8. #696161
  9. #706c6b
  10. #787676
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #281e1d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f1d17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #252217 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #371719 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #281c17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b1f17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #351818 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321a17 {
  color: #321a17;
}
Background
.bg-321a17 {
  background-color: #321a17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321a17 {
  border: 2px solid #321a17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321a17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 26 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 37% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321a17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321a17, #322717);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321a17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 26 23 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.02 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.02 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 10.29 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 12.97 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 13.01 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.53 #000000 Black ΔE 15.16 #cde5e8 Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Bistre
#321a17  rgb(50, 26, 23)  hsl(7, 37%, 14%)  Bistre
#172f32  rgb(23, 47, 50)  hsl(187, 37%, 14%)  Gunmetal
#17321a  rgb(23, 50, 26)  hsl(127, 37%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#1a1732  rgb(26, 23, 50)  hsl(247, 37%, 14%)  Oxford Blue