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Dark Brown
#40272A
Dark Brown
#4E342E
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#000000
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Brown
#795548
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#CD5C5C
Brick Red
#B22222
Coffee
#6B4F3A
Alizarin
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Imperial Red
#E63946
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Crimson
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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 #40272A
RGB rgb(64, 39, 42)
HSL hsl(353°, 24%, 20%)
CMYK C:0% M:39% Y:34% K:75%
Luminance 0.023
WCAG Accessibility
On white 13.62:1
Aa — #40272A
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.54:1
Aa — #40272A
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#40272A #273F3C
Analogous
#3F2736 #40272A #3F3027
Triadic
#40272A #2A3F27 #272A3F
Split-comp.
#40272A #273F30 #27363F
Tetradic
#40272A #363F27 #273F3C #30273F
Monochromatic
#A78B8E #74585B #3A2C2E #1D1617 #000000
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