Brown (7B655B) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"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

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

Values

HEX #7B655B

RGB rgb(123, 101, 91)

HSL hsl(19°, 15%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:18% Y:26% K:52%

Luminance 0.1435

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.45:1

Aa — #7B655B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.85:1

Aa — #7B655B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7B655B #5B717B

Analogous

#7B5B61 #7B655B #7B755B

Triadic

#7B655B #5B7B65 #655B7B

Split-comp.

#7B655B #5B7B75 #5B617B

Tetradic

#7B655B #617B5B #5B717B #755B7B

Monochromatic

#D3D0CF #A39C99 #706966 #56504E #2E2B29

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