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Dark Brown
#2C1C1C
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Brown
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Brick Red
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Coffee
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Rosy Brown
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"Dark Brown"
Earth · Winter
🧠 Psychology
Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.
✨ Uses
CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.
Tip
Dark Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #2C1C1C
RGB rgb(44, 28, 28)
HSL hsl(0°, 22%, 14%)
CMYK C:0% M:36% Y:36% K:83%
Luminance 0.0106
WCAG Accessibility
On white 16.28:1
Aa — #2C1C1C
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.29:1
Aa — #2C1C1C
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#2C1C1C #1C2C2C
Analogous
#2C1C24 #2C1C1C #2C241C
Triadic
#2C1C1C #1C2C1C #1C1C2C
Split-comp.
#2C1C1C #1C2C24 #1C242C
Tetradic
#2C1C1C #242C1C #1C2C2C #241C2C
Monochromatic
#987C7C #614C4C #281F1F #0B0909 #000000
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