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Bistre

#3C2A20

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.60:1AAA

Black text

1.46:1Fails

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About Bistre

Bistre (#3C2A20) is a dark muted orange. Its RGB value is 60, 42, 32 and its HSL value is 21°, 30%, 18%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bistre, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#3C2A20 · #20323C

Analogous

#3C2024 · #3C2A20 · #3C3820

Triadic

#3C2A20 · #203C2A · #2A203C

Split complementary

#3C2A20 · #203C38 · #20243C

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