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#422F1F

#422f1f ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#422f1f is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 18.43% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.79% magenta, 53.03% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 27.43°, with 36.08% saturation and 19.02% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 2.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0329

Complementary

  1. #422f1f
  2. #1f3242

Split complementary

  1. #422f1f
  2. #1f4241
  3. #1f2142

Analogous

  1. #421f21
  2. #422f1f
  3. #42411f

Triadic

  1. #422f1f
  2. #1f422f
  3. #2f1f42

Tetradic

  1. #422f1f
  2. #32421f
  3. #1f3242
  4. #2f1f42

Square

  1. #422f1f
  2. #21421f
  3. #1f3242
  4. #411f42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0a07
  2. #0e0a07
  3. #422f1f
  4. #765437
  5. #aa7950

Shades

#422f1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #422f1f
  2. #3b2a1c
  3. #352619
  4. #2e2116
  5. #281c13
  6. #211810
  7. #1a130c
  8. #140e09
  9. #0d0906
  10. #070503
  11. #000000

Tints

#422f1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #422f1f
  2. #554435
  3. #68594c
  4. #7b6d62
  5. #8e8279
  6. #a1978f
  7. #b3aca5
  8. #c6c1bc
  9. #d9d5d2
  10. #eceae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#422f1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #422f1f
  2. #483729
  3. #4e3f32
  4. #55473c
  5. #5b4f46
  6. #615850
  7. #676059
  8. #6d6863
  9. #74706d
  10. #7a7876
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39312c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #35301e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39351f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #472b2b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b301e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d321f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #452d27 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-422f1f {
  color: #422f1f;
}
Background
.bg-422f1f {
  background-color: #422f1f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-422f1f {
  border: 2px solid #422f1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #422f1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 47 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 36% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-422f1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #422f1f, #42411f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-422f1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 47 31 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 2.29 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 5.72 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.77 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.08 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 12.28 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.49 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 12.50 #bdd0e0 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Bistre
#422f1f  rgb(66, 47, 31)  hsl(27, 36%, 19%)  Bistre
#1f3242  rgb(31, 50, 66)  hsl(207, 36%, 19%)  Gunmetal
#1f422f  rgb(31, 66, 47)  hsl(147, 36%, 19%)  Phthalo Green
#2f1f42  rgb(47, 31, 66)  hsl(267, 36%, 19%)  Oxford Blue