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Dark Brown
#311917
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#795548
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#C0392B
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#CD5C5C
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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 #311917
RGB rgb(49, 25, 23)
HSL hsl(5°, 36%, 14%)
CMYK C:0% M:49% Y:53% K:81%
Luminance 0.0103
WCAG Accessibility
On white 16.38:1
Aa — #311917
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.28:1
Aa — #311917
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#311917 #172E31
Analogous
#311722 #311917 #312617
Triadic
#311917 #173119 #191731
Split-comp.
#311917 #173126 #172231
Tetradic
#311917 #223117 #172E31 #261731
Monochromatic
#A8706B #6D4440 #2D1C1A #0D0808 #000000
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