Brown (6D574F) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"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

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

Values

HEX #6D574F

RGB rgb(109, 87, 79)

HSL hsl(16°, 16%, 37%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:28% K:57%

Luminance 0.1054

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.72:1

Aa — #6D574F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.13:1

Aa — #6D574F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#6D574F #4F656D

Analogous

#6D4F56 #6D574F #6D664F

Triadic

#6D574F #4F6D57 #574F6D

Split-comp.

#6D574F #4F6D66 #4F566D

Tetradic

#6D574F #566D4F #4F656D #664F6D

Monochromatic

#C8C3C1 #988E8B #645C59 #494341 #201E1D

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Sahara View all →

Rose Gold View all →

Matcha View all →