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#331E1E

#331e1e ≈ Bistre

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#331e1e is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.76% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 80% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 25.93% saturation and 15.88% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 8.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0173

Complementary

  1. #331e1e
  2. #1e3333

Split complementary

  1. #331e1e
  2. #1e3328
  3. #1e2833

Analogous

  1. #331e28
  2. #331e1e
  3. #33281e

Triadic

  1. #331e1e
  2. #1e331e
  3. #1e1e33

Tetradic

  1. #331e1e
  2. #33331e
  3. #1e3333
  4. #1e1e33

Square

  1. #331e1e
  2. #28331e
  3. #1e3333
  4. #281e33

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0808
  2. #0d0808
  3. #331e1e
  4. #633a3a
  5. #935757

Shades

#331e1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331e1e
  2. #2e1b1b
  3. #291818
  4. #241515
  5. #1f1212
  6. #1a0f0f
  7. #140c0c
  8. #0f0909
  9. #0a0606
  10. #050303
  11. #000000

Tints

#331e1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331e1e
  2. #473535
  3. #5c4b4b
  4. #706262
  5. #857878
  6. #998f8f
  7. #ada5a5
  8. #c2bcbc
  9. #d6d2d2
  10. #ebe9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331e1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331e1e
  2. #3b2828
  3. #423232
  4. #4a3b3b
  5. #524545
  6. #5a4f4f
  7. #615959
  8. #696363
  9. #716c6c
  10. #787676
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2121 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22211e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #27251e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #371c1e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a201e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c221e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #351d1e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331e1e {
  color: #331e1e;
}
Background
.bg-331e1e {
  background-color: #331e1e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331e1e {
  border: 2px solid #331e1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331e1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 26% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331e1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331e1e, #33281e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331e1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 30 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.26 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.28 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.32 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 12.22 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 12.42 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.85 #000000 Black ΔE 14.51 #cce1e1 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Bistre
#331e1e  rgb(51, 30, 30)  hsl(0, 26%, 16%)  Bistre
#1e3333  rgb(30, 51, 51)  hsl(180, 26%, 16%)  Gunmetal
#1e331e  rgb(30, 51, 30)  hsl(120, 26%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#1e1e33  rgb(30, 30, 51)  hsl(240, 26%, 16%)  Oxford Blue