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#3B341E

#3b341e ≈ Taupe

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3b341e is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 20.39% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.86% magenta, 49.15% yellow and 76.86% black. Its hue angle is 45.52°, with 32.58% saturation and 17.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 8.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0348

Complementary

  1. #3b341e
  2. #1e253b

Split complementary

  1. #3b341e
  2. #1e333b
  3. #261e3b

Analogous

  1. #3b261e
  2. #3b341e
  3. #333b1e

Triadic

  1. #3b341e
  2. #1e3b34
  3. #341e3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b341e
  2. #253b1e
  3. #1e253b
  4. #341e3b

Square

  1. #3b341e
  2. #1e3b26
  3. #1e253b
  4. #3b1e33

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c07
  2. #0e0c07
  3. #3b341e
  4. #6e6138
  5. #a08d52

Shades

#3b341e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b341e
  2. #352f1b
  3. #2f2a18
  4. #292415
  5. #231f12
  6. #1e1a0f
  7. #18150c
  8. #121009
  9. #0c0a06
  10. #060503
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b341e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b341e
  2. #4f4835
  3. #625d4b
  4. #767162
  5. #898578
  6. #9d9a8f
  7. #b1aea5
  8. #c4c2bc
  9. #d8d6d2
  10. #ebebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b341e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b341e
  2. #423c28
  3. #494332
  4. #504b3b
  5. #575245
  6. #5e5a4f
  7. #646259
  8. #6b6963
  9. #72716c
  10. #797876
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37342d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38331c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a351f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f312f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39331d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b351e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3229 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b341e {
  color: #3b341e;
}
Background
.bg-3b341e {
  background-color: #3b341e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b341e {
  border: 2px solid #3b341e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b341e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 52 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 33% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b341e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b341e, #333b1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b341e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 52 30 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.13 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.73 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 9.90 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.00 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.26 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.44 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.76 #c4cbe1 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Taupe
#3b341e  rgb(59, 52, 30)  hsl(46, 33%, 17%)  Taupe
#1e253b  rgb(30, 37, 59)  hsl(226, 33%, 17%)  Oxford Blue
#1e3b34  rgb(30, 59, 52)  hsl(166, 33%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#341e3b  rgb(52, 30, 59)  hsl(286, 33%, 17%)  Eggplant