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Dark Brown
#311E16
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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 #311E16
RGB rgb(49, 30, 22)
HSL hsl(18°, 38%, 14%)
CMYK C:0% M:39% Y:55% K:81%
Luminance 0.0124
WCAG Accessibility
On white 15.81:1
Aa — #311E16
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.33:1
Aa — #311E16
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#311E16 #162931
Analogous
#31161C #311E16 #312C16
Triadic
#311E16 #16311E #1E1631
Split-comp.
#311E16 #16312C #161C31
Tetradic
#311E16 #1C3116 #162931 #2C1631
Monochromatic
#AB7D69 #6F4D3E #2E201A #0D0907 #000000
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#C8A97E
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