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#48330C

#48330c ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#48330c is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 20% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.17% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 39°, with 71.43% saturation and 16.47% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 10.15.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0377

Complementary

  1. #48330c
  2. #0c2148

Split complementary

  1. #48330c
  2. #0c3f48
  3. #150c48

Analogous

  1. #48150c
  2. #48330c
  3. #3f480c

Triadic

  1. #48330c
  2. #0c4833
  3. #330c48

Tetradic

  1. #48330c
  2. #21480c
  3. #0c2148
  4. #330c48

Square

  1. #48330c
  2. #0c4815
  3. #0c2148
  4. #480c3f

Monochromatic

  1. #110c03
  2. #110c03
  3. #48330c
  4. #8a6117
  5. #cb9022

Shades

#48330c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48330c
  2. #412e0b
  3. #3a290a
  4. #322408
  5. #2b1f07
  6. #241a06
  7. #1d1405
  8. #160f04
  9. #0e0a02
  10. #070501
  11. #000000

Tints

#48330c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48330c
  2. #5a4724
  3. #6d5c3d
  4. #7f7055
  5. #91856d
  6. #a49986
  7. #b6ad9e
  8. #c8c2b6
  9. #dad6ce
  10. #edebe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48330c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48330c
  2. #4e3b18
  3. #534223
  4. #594a2f
  5. #5e523a
  6. #645a46
  7. #6a6152
  8. #6f695d
  9. #757169
  10. #7a7874
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e352b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3407 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #40390e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f2d2b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #413309 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43370d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c3022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48330c {
  color: #48330c;
}
Background
.bg-48330c {
  background-color: #48330c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48330c {
  border: 2px solid #48330c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48330c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 51 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 71% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48330c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48330c, #3f480c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48330c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 51 12 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.15 #704214 Sepia ΔE 10.66 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.03 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 11.57 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 12.87 #80461b Russet ΔE 14.82 #635147 Umber ΔE 15.07 #b7ccf3 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Bistre
#48330c  rgb(72, 51, 12)  hsl(39, 71%, 16%)  Bistre
#0c2148  rgb(12, 33, 72)  hsl(219, 71%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#0c4833  rgb(12, 72, 51)  hsl(159, 71%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#330c48  rgb(51, 12, 72)  hsl(279, 71%, 16%)  Persian Indigo