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Dark Brown
#311B17
Dark Brown
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#795548
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#A94442
Coffee
#6B4F3A
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#C0392B
Sienna Brown
#A0522D
Indian Red
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Saddle 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 #311B17
RGB rgb(49, 27, 23)
HSL hsl(9°, 36%, 14%)
CMYK C:0% M:45% Y:53% K:81%
Luminance 0.0111
WCAG Accessibility
On white 16.16:1
Aa — #311B17
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.3:1
Aa — #311B17
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#311B17 #172D31
Analogous
#311720 #311B17 #312817
Triadic
#311B17 #17311B #1B1731
Split-comp.
#311B17 #173128 #172031
Tetradic
#311B17 #203117 #172D31 #281731
Monochromatic
#A8746B #6D4740 #2D1D1A #0D0808 #000000
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