Dark Brown (5C4C50) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Dark Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

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

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #5C4C50

RGB rgb(92, 76, 80)

HSL hsl(345°, 10%, 33%)

CMYK C:0% M:17% Y:13% K:64%

Luminance 0.0781

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.06:1

Aa — #5C4C50

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.6:1

Aa — #5C4C50

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5C4C50 #4C5D58

Analogous

#5D4C58 #5C4C50 #5D504C

Triadic

#5C4C50 #505D4C #4C505D

Split-comp.

#5C4C50 #4C5D50 #4C585D

Tetradic

#5C4C50 #585D4C #4C5D58 #504C5D

Monochromatic

#BABABA #878787 #545454 #3B3B3B #141414

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