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#321E18

#321e18 ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#321e18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 52% yellow and 80.39% black. Its hue angle is 13.85°, with 35.14% saturation and 14.51% 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 15.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0167

Complementary

  1. #321e18
  2. #182c32

Split complementary

  1. #321e18
  2. #18322b
  3. #181f32

Analogous

  1. #32181f
  2. #321e18
  3. #322b18

Triadic

  1. #321e18
  2. #18321e
  3. #1e1832

Tetradic

  1. #321e18
  2. #2c3218
  3. #182c32
  4. #1e1832

Square

  1. #321e18
  2. #1f3218
  3. #182c32
  4. #2b1832

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0807
  2. #0e0807
  3. #321e18
  4. #663d31
  5. #995c4a

Shades

#321e18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321e18
  2. #2d1b16
  3. #281813
  4. #231511
  5. #1e120e
  6. #190f0c
  7. #140c0a
  8. #0f0907
  9. #0a0605
  10. #050302
  11. #000000

Tints

#321e18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321e18
  2. #47352f
  3. #5b4b46
  4. #70625d
  5. #847874
  6. #998f8c
  7. #ada5a3
  8. #c2bcba
  9. #d6d2d1
  10. #ebe9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321e18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321e18
  2. #3a2822
  3. #42322d
  4. #493b37
  5. #514542
  6. #594f4c
  7. #615956
  8. #696361
  9. #706c6b
  10. #787676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a211f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #232018 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #282518 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #361b1c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a1f18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c2218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #351c1b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321e18 {
  color: #321e18;
}
Background
.bg-321e18 {
  background-color: #321e18;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321e18 {
  border: 2px solid #321e18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321e18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 30 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 35% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321e18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321e18, #322b18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321e18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 30 24 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 5.45 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.19 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.69 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.17 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 11.71 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.75 #000000 Black ΔE 14.22 #cde1e7 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Bistre
#321e18  rgb(50, 30, 24)  hsl(14, 35%, 15%)  Bistre
#182c32  rgb(24, 44, 50)  hsl(194, 35%, 15%)  Gunmetal
#18321e  rgb(24, 50, 30)  hsl(134, 35%, 15%)  Phthalo Green
#1e1832  rgb(30, 24, 50)  hsl(254, 35%, 15%)  Oxford Blue