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#49311D

#49311d ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#49311d is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 19.22% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.88% magenta, 60.27% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 43.14% saturation and 20% 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 12.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.037

Complementary

  1. #49311d
  2. #1d3549

Split complementary

  1. #49311d
  2. #1d4947
  3. #1d1f49

Analogous

  1. #491d1f
  2. #49311d
  3. #49471d

Triadic

  1. #49311d
  2. #1d4931
  3. #311d49

Tetradic

  1. #49311d
  2. #35491d
  3. #1d3549
  4. #311d49

Square

  1. #49311d
  2. #1f491d
  3. #1d3549
  4. #471d49

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a06
  2. #120c07
  3. #49311d
  4. #805633
  5. #b77a48

Shades

#49311d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49311d
  2. #422c1a
  3. #3a2717
  4. #332214
  5. #2c1d11
  6. #25190f
  7. #1d140c
  8. #160f09
  9. #0f0a06
  10. #070503
  11. #000000

Tints

#49311d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49311d
  2. #5b4634
  3. #6d5a4a
  4. #806f61
  5. #928377
  6. #a4988e
  7. #b6ada5
  8. #c8c1bb
  9. #dbd6d2
  10. #edeae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49311d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49311d
  2. #4f3927
  3. #544131
  4. #5a493b
  5. #5f5145
  6. #65594f
  7. #6a6058
  8. #706862
  9. #75706c
  10. #7b7876
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e342e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38331b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e381d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f2c2c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #40321c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43351d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d2e27 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49311d {
  color: #49311d;
}
Background
.bg-49311d {
  background-color: #49311d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-49311d {
  border: 2px solid #49311d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49311d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 49 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 43% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49311d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49311d, #49471d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49311d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 49 29 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 4.43 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.24 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 10.63 #704214 Sepia ΔE 11.35 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.39 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.58 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.45 #b6cee2 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Bistre
#49311d  rgb(73, 49, 29)  hsl(27, 43%, 20%)  Bistre
#1d3549  rgb(29, 53, 73)  hsl(207, 43%, 20%)  Prussian Blue
#1d4931  rgb(29, 73, 49)  hsl(147, 43%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#311d49  rgb(49, 29, 73)  hsl(267, 43%, 20%)  Midnight Blue