Brown (725552) — 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 #725552

RGB rgb(114, 85, 82)

HSL hsl(6°, 16%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:28% K:55%

Luminance 0.1059

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.69:1

Aa — #725552

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.14:1

Aa — #725552

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#725552 #516D70

Analogous

#70515E #725552 #706451

Triadic

#725552 #517054 #545170

Split-comp.

#725552 #517064 #515E70

Tetradic

#725552 #5E7051 #516D70 #645170

Monochromatic

#CAC4C4 #9A8F8D #675C5B #4C4443 #23201F

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