Dark Brown (554F4E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Dark Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Dark Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #554F4E

RGB rgb(85, 79, 78)

HSL hsl(9°, 4%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:7% Y:8% K:67%

Luminance 0.0786

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.03:1

Aa — #554F4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.61:1

Aa — #554F4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#554F4E #4E5455

Analogous

#554E51 #554F4E #55534E

Triadic

#554F4E #4E554F #4F4E55

Split-comp.

#554F4E #4E5553 #4E5155

Tetradic

#554F4E #51554E #4E5455 #534E55

Monochromatic

#B8B8B8 #858585 #525252 #383838 #121212

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