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#3F261E

#3f261e ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3f261e is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 14.9% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.68% magenta, 52.38% yellow and 75.29% black. Its hue angle is 14.55°, with 35.48% saturation and 18.24% 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0254

Complementary

  1. #3f261e
  2. #1e373f

Split complementary

  1. #3f261e
  2. #1e3f37
  3. #1e273f

Analogous

  1. #3f1e27
  2. #3f261e
  3. #3f371e

Triadic

  1. #3f261e
  2. #1e3f26
  3. #261e3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f261e
  2. #373f1e
  3. #1e373f
  4. #261e3f

Square

  1. #3f261e
  2. #273f1e
  3. #1e373f
  4. #371e3f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0807
  2. #0e0807
  3. #3f261e
  4. #734537
  5. #a7654f

Shades

#3f261e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f261e
  2. #39221b
  3. #321e18
  4. #2c1b15
  5. #261712
  6. #20130f
  7. #190f0c
  8. #130b09
  9. #0d0806
  10. #060403
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f261e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f261e
  2. #523c35
  3. #65514b
  4. #796762
  5. #8c7d78
  6. #9f938f
  7. #b2a8a5
  8. #c5bebc
  9. #d9d4d2
  10. #ece9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f261e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f261e
  2. #462f28
  3. #4c3832
  4. #53413b
  5. #594a45
  6. #60534f
  7. #665c59
  8. #6d6563
  9. #736e6c
  10. #7a7776
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352a27 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c291d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #322e1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #442224 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #35281e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #382b1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #422422 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f261e {
  color: #3f261e;
}
Background
.bg-3f261e {
  background-color: #3f261e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f261e {
  border: 2px solid #3f261e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f261e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 38 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 35% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f261e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f261e, #3f371e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f261e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 38 30 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 4.68 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.32 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 9.55 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.49 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.76 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.52 #635147 Umber ΔE 14.20 #c0d9e1 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Bistre
#3f261e  rgb(63, 38, 30)  hsl(15, 35%, 18%)  Bistre
#1e373f  rgb(30, 55, 63)  hsl(195, 35%, 18%)  Gunmetal
#1e3f26  rgb(30, 63, 38)  hsl(135, 35%, 18%)  Phthalo Green
#261e3f  rgb(38, 30, 63)  hsl(255, 35%, 18%)  Oxford Blue