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#321E09

#321e09 ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#321e09 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 11.76% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 82% yellow and 80.39% black. Its hue angle is 30.73°, with 69.49% saturation and 11.57% 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 15.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0163

Complementary

  1. #321e09
  2. #091d32

Split complementary

  1. #321e09
  2. #093232
  3. #0a0932

Analogous

  1. #320a09
  2. #321e09
  3. #323209

Triadic

  1. #321e09
  2. #09321e
  3. #1e0932

Tetradic

  1. #321e09
  2. #1d3209
  3. #091d32
  4. #1e0932

Square

  1. #321e09
  2. #09320a
  3. #091d32
  4. #320932

Monochromatic

  1. #110a03
  2. #110a03
  3. #321e09
  4. #734515
  5. #b46c20

Shades

#321e09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321e09
  2. #2d1b08
  3. #281807
  4. #231506
  5. #1e1205
  6. #190f05
  7. #140c04
  8. #0f0903
  9. #0a0602
  10. #050301
  11. #000000

Tints

#321e09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321e09
  2. #473522
  3. #5b4b3a
  4. #706253
  5. #84786b
  6. #998f84
  7. #ada59d
  8. #c2bcb5
  9. #d6d2ce
  10. #ebe9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321e09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321e09
  2. #3a2815
  3. #423221
  4. #493b2d
  5. #514539
  6. #594f45
  7. #615950
  8. #69635c
  9. #706c68
  10. #787674
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29211b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #242007 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #292409 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #371919 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a1f08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d2209 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #351b14 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321e09 {
  color: #321e09;
}
Background
.bg-321e09 {
  background-color: #321e09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321e09 {
  border: 2px solid #321e09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321e09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 30 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 69% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321e09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321e09, #323209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321e09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 30 9 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 5.15 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.73 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.51 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 13.09 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.61 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.70 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 15.81 #cde1f6 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Bistre
#321e09  rgb(50, 30, 9)  hsl(31, 69%, 12%)  Bistre
#091d32  rgb(9, 29, 50)  hsl(211, 69%, 12%)  Oxford Blue
#09321e  rgb(9, 50, 30)  hsl(151, 69%, 12%)  Phthalo Green
#1e0932  rgb(30, 9, 50)  hsl(271, 69%, 12%)  Midnight Blue