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#3F2525

#3f2525 ≈ Bistre

  • red
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3f2525 is a color from the red family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 14.51% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.27% magenta, 41.27% yellow and 75.29% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 19.61% 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 8.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0251

Complementary

  1. #3f2525
  2. #253f3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f2525
  2. #253f32
  3. #25323f

Analogous

  1. #3f2532
  2. #3f2525
  3. #3f3225

Triadic

  1. #3f2525
  2. #253f25
  3. #25253f

Tetradic

  1. #3f2525
  2. #3f3f25
  3. #253f3f
  4. #25253f

Square

  1. #3f2525
  2. #323f25
  3. #253f3f
  4. #32253f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0808
  2. #0f0909
  3. #3f2525
  4. #6f4141
  5. #9f5e5e

Shades

#3f2525 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f2525
  2. #392121
  3. #321e1e
  4. #2c1a1a
  5. #261616
  6. #201313
  7. #190f0f
  8. #130b0b
  9. #0d0707
  10. #060404
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f2525 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f2525
  2. #523b3b
  3. #655151
  4. #796666
  5. #8c7c7c
  6. #9f9292
  7. #b2a8a8
  8. #c5bebe
  9. #d9d3d3
  10. #ece9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f2525 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f2525
  2. #462e2e
  3. #4c3737
  4. #534040
  5. #594949
  6. #605353
  7. #665c5c
  8. #6d6565
  9. #736e6e
  10. #7a7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342929 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a2925 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #302e25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #442225 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #342725 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #372b25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #422325 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f2525 {
  color: #3f2525;
}
Background
.bg-3f2525 {
  background-color: #3f2525;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f2525 {
  border: 2px solid #3f2525;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f2525;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 37 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 26% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f2525 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f2525, #3f3225);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f2525 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 37 37 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 8.36 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.79 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.31 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.71 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.42 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.91 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.92 #c0dada Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Bistre
#3f2525  rgb(63, 37, 37)  hsl(0, 26%, 20%)  Bistre
#253f3f  rgb(37, 63, 63)  hsl(180, 26%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#253f25  rgb(37, 63, 37)  hsl(120, 26%, 20%)  Phthalo Green
#25253f  rgb(37, 37, 63)  hsl(240, 26%, 20%)  Oxford Blue