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#53371E

#53371e ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#53371e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 21.57% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 63.86% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 28.3°, with 46.9% saturation and 22.16% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 7.3.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0467

Complementary

  1. #53371e
  2. #1e3a53

Split complementary

  1. #53371e
  2. #1e5352
  3. #1e2053

Analogous

  1. #531e20
  2. #53371e
  3. #53521e

Triadic

  1. #53371e
  2. #1e5337
  3. #371e53

Tetradic

  1. #53371e
  2. #3a531e
  3. #1e3a53
  4. #371e53

Square

  1. #53371e
  2. #20531e
  3. #1e3a53
  4. #521e53

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a05
  2. #1b120a
  3. #53371e
  4. #8b5c32
  5. #be824c

Shades

#53371e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53371e
  2. #4b321b
  3. #422c18
  4. #3a2715
  5. #322112
  6. #2a1c0f
  7. #21160c
  8. #191109
  9. #110b06
  10. #080603
  11. #000000

Tints

#53371e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53371e
  2. #644b35
  3. #755f4b
  4. #877362
  5. #988778
  6. #a99b8f
  7. #baafa5
  8. #cbc3bc
  9. #ddd7d2
  10. #eeebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53371e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53371e
  2. #583e28
  3. #5c4632
  4. #614d3b
  5. #655445
  6. #6a5c4f
  7. #6e6359
  8. #736a63
  9. #77716c
  10. #7c7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473b33 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #40391c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #46401e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a3131 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #48381d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c3c1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58332b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53371e {
  color: #53371e;
}
Background
.bg-53371e {
  background-color: #53371e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-53371e {
  border: 2px solid #53371e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53371e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 55 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 47% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53371e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53371e, #53521e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53371e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 55 30 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.30 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 8.37 #704214 Sepia ΔE 8.48 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.52 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.86 #80461b Russet ΔE 11.52 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.81 #acc8e1 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Bistre
#53371e  rgb(83, 55, 30)  hsl(28, 47%, 22%)  Bistre
#1e3a53  rgb(30, 58, 83)  hsl(208, 47%, 22%)  Prussian Blue
#1e5337  rgb(30, 83, 55)  hsl(148, 47%, 22%)  Hunter Green
#371e53  rgb(55, 30, 83)  hsl(268, 47%, 22%)  Midnight Blue