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Dark Brown
#522E20
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Dark Brown
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Saddle Brown
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Alizarin
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Peruvian
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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 #522E20
RGB rgb(82, 46, 32)
HSL hsl(17°, 44%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:44% Y:61% K:68%
Luminance 0.0348
WCAG Accessibility
On white 11.86:1
Aa — #522E20
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.77:1
Aa — #522E20
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#522E20 #1F4351
Analogous
#511F2A #522E20 #51461F
Triadic
#522E20 #1F512D #2D1F51
Split-comp.
#522E20 #1F5146 #1F2A51
Tetradic
#522E20 #2A511F #1F4351 #461F51
Monochromatic
#BF907D #905B47 #4B3025 #291A14 #000000
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#D2691E
Saddle Brown
#8B4513
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