All About Color Bistre

#3D2B1F

Bistre is a deep, dark brown, resembling the color of bistre ink. It's a rich and earthy color, perfect for adding depth and warmth to any space.

About Bistre

Bistre is a very dark orange color with the hex code #3D2B1F. In RGB it is red 61, green 43, blue 31; in HSL it is hue 24°, saturation 33%, lightness 18%; in CMYK it is 0%, 30%, 49%, 76%. Its contrast ratio is 13.43:1 on white and 1.56:1 on black.

#3D2B1F Color Conversion

Hex triplet3D, 2B, 1F
CMYK0.00%, 29.51%, 49.18%, 76.08%
RGB Decimal61, 43, 31
HSL24°, 33%, 18%
RGB Octal75, 53, 37
HSV (HSB)24.00°, 49.18%, 23.92%
RGB Binary111101, 101011, 11111
CIE-L*AB19.30, 6.47, 11.07
RGB Percent23.92%, 16.86%, 12.16%
CIE-L*CH19.30, 12.82, 59.70
XYZ3.04, 2.82, 1.68
CIE-L*UV19.30, 10.86, 8.90
xyY0.40, 0.37, 2.82
Hunter-Lab16.79, 2.89, 5.82
RYB23.92%, 20.00%, 12.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3D2B1F on a dark background: contrast 1.56:1, fails WCAG AA.
#3D2B1F on a light background: contrast 13.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Bistre, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Bistre. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#3D2B1F · #7A563E · #110C09 · #1F313D · #3E627A

Analogous palette

#3D1F31 · #3D1F22 · #3D2B1F · #3D3A1F · #313D1F

Triadic palette

#3D2B1F · #1F3D2B · #2B1F3D · #7A563E · #3E7A56

Tetradic palette

#3D2B1F · #223D1F · #1F313D · #3A1F3D · #110C09

Monochromatic palette

#110C09 · #110C09 · #3D2B1F · #704F38 · #A37252

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