Brown (7E4E50) — 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 #7E4E50

RGB rgb(126, 78, 80)

HSL hsl(358°, 24%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:37% K:51%

Luminance 0.1035

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.79:1

Aa — #7E4E50

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.09:1

Aa — #7E4E50

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E4E50 #4E7E7D

Analogous

#7E4E68 #7E4E50 #7E644E

Triadic

#7E4E50 #4F7E4E #4E4F7E

Split-comp.

#7E4E50 #4E7E64 #4E687E

Tetradic

#7E4E50 #687E4E #4E7E7D #644E7E

Monochromatic

#D3C5C5 #A78B8C #745859 #574243 #2C2121

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