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Dark Brown
#472D29
Dark Brown
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#795548
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#BCAAA4
Alizarin
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Pure Black
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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 #472D29
RGB rgb(71, 45, 41)
HSL hsl(8°, 27%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:42% K:72%
Luminance 0.0298
WCAG Accessibility
On white 12.54:1
Aa — #472D29
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.68:1
Aa — #472D29
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#472D29 #294347
Analogous
#472934 #472D29 #473C29
Triadic
#472D29 #29472D #2D2947
Split-comp.
#472D29 #29473C #293447
Tetradic
#472D29 #344729 #294347 #3C2947
Monochromatic
#AF928E #7D5E59 #42312F #241B19 #000000
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Peruvian
#CD853F
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#A0522D
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