Brown (574C48) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #574C48

RGB rgb(87, 76, 72)

HSL hsl(16°, 9%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:17% K:66%

Luminance 0.0743

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.29:1

Aa — #574C48

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.53:1

Aa — #574C48

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#574C48 #485256

Analogous

#56484B #574C48 #565348

Triadic

#574C48 #48564C #4C4856

Split-comp.

#574C48 #485653 #484B56

Tetradic

#574C48 #4B5648 #485256 #534856

Monochromatic

#B5B5B5 #828282 #4F4F4F #363636 #0F0F0F

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