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#9C3F3C · Chestnut
Click to copy#9C3F3C is a medium, muted brown color, closest to Chestnut and near Chestnut and Brick Red. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 25°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #9C3F3C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#9C3F3CRGB
rgb(156, 63, 60)HSL
hsl(2, 44%, 42%)CMYK
0, 60, 62, 39CSS var
--chestnutContrast
6.58:1 white · 3.19:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #9C3F3C
White text passes WCAG AA on #9C3F3C (6.58:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #9C3F3C with its analogous neighbors #9A3C68 and #9A6E3C; for contrast use its complement #3C979A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--chestnut: #9C3F3C;
$chestnut: #9C3F3C;
colors: { 'chestnut': '#9C3F3C' }