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Dark Brown
#2C1719
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#CD5C5C
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#795548
Brick Red
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Coffee
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Imperial Red
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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 #2C1719
RGB rgb(44, 23, 25)
HSL hsl(354°, 31%, 13%)
CMYK C:0% M:48% Y:43% K:83%
Luminance 0.0085
WCAG Accessibility
On white 16.89:1
Aa — #2C1719
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.24:1
Aa — #2C1719
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#2C1719 #172B29
Analogous
#2B1723 #2C1719 #2B1F17
Triadic
#2C1719 #192B17 #17192B
Split-comp.
#2C1719 #172B1F #17232B
Tetradic
#2C1719 #232B17 #172B29 #1F172B
Monochromatic
#A06E73 #664246 #281A1C #090606 #000000
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