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#3D280C Bistre

#3D280C is Bistre.

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#3D280C

Bistre

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #3D280C?

HEX
#3D280C
RGB
rgb(61, 40, 12)
HSL
hsl(34, 67%, 14%)
OKLCH
oklch(29.6% 0.052 71)
CMYK
0, 34, 80, 76

#3D280C has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 against white and 1.51:1 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 → #3D280C
#3D280C
Same color
White
13.9AAA
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 #3D280C · 13.9:1

Tints and shades of #3D280C

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF3E5
  2. #ECD0B1
  3. #CCB293
  4. #AD9476
  5. #90775A
  6. #735B3F
  7. #574125
  8. #3D280C
  9. #221200

Colors that go with #3D280C

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. Bistre, #3D280C and Dark Wine, #4D0F29; Dark Olive Green, #5A5F13 and Avocado, #468119 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --bistre-1: #3D280C; /* Bistre */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #3D280C

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

Palettes (50)

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Gradients (3)