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#4E3530

#4e3530 ≈ Bistre

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e3530 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20.78% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.05% magenta, 38.46% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 10°, with 23.81% saturation and 24.71% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 6.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0438

Complementary

  1. #4e3530
  2. #30494e

Split complementary

  1. #4e3530
  2. #304e44
  3. #303a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e303a
  2. #4e3530
  3. #4e4430

Triadic

  1. #4e3530
  2. #304e35
  3. #35304e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3530
  2. #494e30
  3. #30494e
  4. #35304e

Square

  1. #4e3530
  2. #3a4e30
  3. #30494e
  4. #44304e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0908
  2. #1f1513
  3. #4e3530
  4. #7d554d
  5. #a77970

Shades

#4e3530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3530
  2. #46302b
  3. #3e2a26
  4. #372522
  5. #2f201d
  6. #271b18
  7. #1f1513
  8. #17100e
  9. #100b0a
  10. #080505
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3530
  2. #604945
  3. #715d59
  4. #83726e
  5. #958683
  6. #a79a98
  7. #b8aeac
  8. #cac2c1
  9. #dcd7d6
  10. #edebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3530
  2. #533d38
  3. #584440
  4. #5d4c48
  5. #625350
  6. #675b58
  7. #6c6260
  8. #716a68
  9. #767170
  10. #7b7978
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433937 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3830 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #403d30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #543234 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #433730 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #463a30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #513332 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3530 {
  color: #4e3530;
}
Background
.bg-4e3530 {
  background-color: #4e3530;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3530 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 53 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 24% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3530, #4e4430);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 53 48 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 6.80 #674c47 Liver ΔE 7.84 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.87 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 8.44 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.03 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.73 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.55 #b1cacf Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Bistre
#4e3530  rgb(78, 53, 48)  hsl(10, 24%, 25%)  Bistre
#30494e  rgb(48, 73, 78)  hsl(190, 24%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#304e35  rgb(48, 78, 53)  hsl(130, 24%, 25%)  Hunter Green
#35304e  rgb(53, 48, 78)  hsl(250, 24%, 25%)  Oxford Blue