Brown (71545C) — 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 #71545C

RGB rgb(113, 84, 92)

HSL hsl(343°, 15%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:26% Y:19% K:56%

Luminance 0.1053

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.72:1

Aa — #71545C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.12:1

Aa — #71545C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#71545C #55726A

Analogous

#72556C #71545C #725B55

Triadic

#71545C #5D7255 #555D72

Split-comp.

#71545C #55725B #556C72

Tetradic

#71545C #6C7255 #55726A #5B5572

Monochromatic

#CCC7C8 #9C9194 #685E61 #4E4648 #252223

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