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Dark Brown
#52241E
Mahogany
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Dark Brown
#4E342E
Alizarin
#C0392B
Indian Red
#CD5C5C
Sienna Brown
#A0522D
Brick Red
#B22222
Brown
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Coffee
#6B4F3A
Saddle Brown
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Dark Red
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Rust
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Pure Black
#000000
"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 #52241E
RGB rgb(82, 36, 30)
HSL hsl(7°, 46%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:56% Y:63% K:68%
Luminance 0.0278
WCAG Accessibility
On white 12.88:1
Aa — #52241E
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.63:1
Aa — #52241E
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#52241E #1E4C52
Analogous
#521E32 #52241E #523E1E
Triadic
#52241E #1E5224 #241E52
Split-comp.
#52241E #1E523E #1E3252
Tetradic
#52241E #32521E #1E4C52 #3E1E52
Monochromatic
#C1837B #924E45 #4C2924 #2A1614 #000000
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