Brown (714D4E) — 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 #714D4E

RGB rgb(113, 77, 78)

HSL hsl(358°, 19%, 37%)

CMYK C:0% M:32% Y:31% K:56%

Luminance 0.0921

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.31:1

Aa — #714D4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.87:1

Aa — #714D4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#714D4E #4C706F

Analogous

#704C60 #714D4E #705D4C

Triadic

#714D4E #4E704C #4C4E70

Split-comp.

#714D4E #4C705D #4C6070

Tetradic

#714D4E #60704C #4C706F #5D4C70

Monochromatic

#CABFBF #9B8788 #675656 #4B3F3F #211C1C

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