Brown (6E5157) — 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 #6E5157

RGB rgb(110, 81, 87)

HSL hsl(348°, 15%, 37%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:21% K:57%

Luminance 0.0976

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.05:1

Aa — #6E5157

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.98:1

Aa — #6E5157

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6E5157 #506D67

Analogous

#6D5064 #6E5157 #6D5950

Triadic

#6E5157 #566D50 #50566D

Split-comp.

#6E5157 #506D59 #50646D

Tetradic

#6E5157 #646D50 #506D67 #59506D

Monochromatic

#C7C1C3 #978C8E #635A5C #484143 #201D1E

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