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Dark Brown
#311A16
Dark Brown
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#795548
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#C0392B
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Sienna Brown
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Indian Red
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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 #311A16
RGB rgb(49, 26, 22)
HSL hsl(9°, 38%, 14%)
CMYK C:0% M:47% Y:55% K:81%
Luminance 0.0107
WCAG Accessibility
On white 16.28:1
Aa — #311A16
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.29:1
Aa — #311A16
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#311A16 #162D31
Analogous
#311620 #311A16 #312816
Triadic
#311A16 #16311A #1A1631
Split-comp.
#311A16 #163128 #162031
Tetradic
#311A16 #203116 #162D31 #281631
Monochromatic
#AB7369 #6F463E #2E1D1A #0D0807 #000000
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