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Dark Brown
#4C2428
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Dark Brown
#4E342E
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#CD5C5C
Brick Red
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Pure Black
#000000
Brown
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Alizarin
#C0392B
Imperial Red
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Coffee
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Crimson
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Sienna 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 #4C2428
RGB rgb(76, 36, 40)
HSL hsl(354°, 36%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:53% Y:47% K:70%
Luminance 0.0257
WCAG Accessibility
On white 13.21:1
Aa — #4C2428
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.59:1
Aa — #4C2428
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#4C2428 #244C48
Analogous
#4C243C #4C2428 #4C3424
Triadic
#4C2428 #284C24 #24284C
Split-comp.
#4C2428 #244C34 #243C4C
Tetradic
#4C2428 #3C4C24 #244C48 #34244C
Monochromatic
#B7858A #874F55 #472A2C #271718 #000000
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