Dark Brown (472C29) — 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 #472C29

RGB rgb(71, 44, 41)

HSL hsl(6°, 27%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:42% K:72%

Luminance 0.029

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.65:1

Aa — #472C29

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.66:1

Aa — #472C29

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#472C29 #294447

Analogous

#472935 #472C29 #473B29

Triadic

#472C29 #29472C #2C2947

Split-comp.

#472C29 #29473B #293547

Tetradic

#472C29 #354729 #294447 #3B2947

Monochromatic

#AF918E #7D5D59 #42302F #241A19 #000000

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