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Dark Brown
#51231F
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Dark Brown
#4E342E
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#C0392B
Indian Red
#CD5C5C
Brick Red
#B22222
Sienna Brown
#A0522D
Brown
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Dark Red
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Imperial 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 #51231F
RGB rgb(81, 35, 31)
HSL hsl(5°, 45%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:57% Y:62% K:68%
Luminance 0.0268
WCAG Accessibility
On white 13.04:1
Aa — #51231F
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.61:1
Aa — #51231F
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#51231F #1F4D51
Analogous
#511F34 #51231F #513C1F
Triadic
#51231F #1F5123 #231F51
Split-comp.
#51231F #1F513C #1F3451
Tetradic
#51231F #34511F #1F4D51 #3C1F51
Monochromatic
#C0827C #914C46 #4C2824 #291614 #000000
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