Brown (7C574B) — 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 #7C574B

RGB rgb(124, 87, 75)

HSL hsl(15°, 25%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:30% Y:40% K:51%

Luminance 0.1156

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.32:1

Aa — #7C574B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.32:1

Aa — #7C574B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7C574B #4B707C

Analogous

#7C4B57 #7C574B #7C704B

Triadic

#7C574B #4B7C57 #574B7C

Split-comp.

#7C574B #4B7C70 #4B577C

Tetradic

#7C574B #577C4B #4B707C #704B7C

Monochromatic

#D1C5C1 #A68F87 #725C55 #55443F #29211E

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