Dark Brown (452F2B) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"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 #452F2B

RGB rgb(69, 47, 43)

HSL hsl(9°, 23%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:38% K:73%

Luminance 0.0307

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.39:1

Aa — #452F2B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.69:1

Aa — #452F2B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#452F2B #2B4145

Analogous

#452B34 #452F2B #453C2B

Triadic

#452F2B #2B452F #2F2B45

Split-comp.

#452F2B #2B453C #2B3445

Tetradic

#452F2B #34452B #2B4145 #3C2B45

Monochromatic

#AB9592 #79615D #3F3331 #231C1B #000000

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