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#9C3C19

#9c3c19 ≈ Rufous

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9c3c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.54% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 16.03°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 5.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.1037

Complementary

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #19799c

Split complementary

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #199c7e
  3. #19379c

Analogous

  1. #9c1937
  2. #9c3c19
  3. #9c7e19

Triadic

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #199c3c
  3. #3c199c

Tetradic

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #799c19
  3. #19799c
  4. #3c199c

Square

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #379c19
  3. #19799c
  4. #7e199c

Monochromatic

  1. #180904
  2. #5a230e
  3. #9c3c19
  4. #dc5625
  5. #e78967

Shades

#9c3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #8c3617
  3. #7d3014
  4. #6d2a12
  5. #5e240f
  6. #4e1e0d
  7. #3e180a
  8. #2f1208
  9. #1f0c05
  10. #100603
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #a65030
  3. #b06347
  4. #ba775e
  5. #c48a75
  6. #ce9e8c
  7. #d7b1a3
  8. #e1c5ba
  9. #ebd8d1
  10. #f5ece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c3c19
  2. #994323
  3. #964a2e
  4. #945038
  5. #915742
  6. #8e5e4d
  7. #8b6557
  8. #886c61
  9. #86726b
  10. #837976
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a5049 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6315 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac2435 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #794716 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a62f2c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c3c19 {
  color: #9c3c19;
}
Background
.bg-9c3c19 {
  background-color: #9c3c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #9c3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c3c19, #9c7e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.81 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.99 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.03 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.16 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.46 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 6.82 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.83 #63c3e6 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Rufous
#9c3c19  rgb(156, 60, 25)  hsl(16, 72%, 35%)  Rufous
#19799c  rgb(25, 121, 156)  hsl(196, 72%, 35%)  Cerulean
#199c3c  rgb(25, 156, 60)  hsl(136, 72%, 35%)  Forest Green
#3c199c  rgb(60, 25, 156)  hsl(256, 72%, 35%)  Zaffre