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#352C18 Bistre

#352C18 is Bistre.

#352C18

Bistre

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #352C18?

HEX
#352C18
RGB
rgb(53, 44, 24)
HSL
hsl(41, 38%, 15%)
OKLCH
oklch(29.7% 0.035 86)
CMYK
0, 17, 55, 79

#352C18 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #352C18
#352C18
Same color
White
13.8AAA
Near-black
1.3Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #352C18 · 13.8:1

Tints and shades of #352C18

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF4DD
  2. #E0D4BC
  3. #C1B69E
  4. #A29880
  5. #857B64
  6. #695F49
  7. #4E4530
  8. #352C18
  9. #1D1503

Colors that go with #352C18

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Hunter Green, #495125 and Dark Olive Green, #446D31 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --bistre-1: #352C18; /* Bistre */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #352C18

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.