Dark Brown (3E3532) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Dark Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Dark Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #3E3532

RGB rgb(62, 53, 50)

HSL hsl(15°, 11%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:15% Y:19% K:76%

Luminance 0.034

WCAG Accessibility

On white 11.93:1

Aa — #3E3532

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.76:1

Aa — #3E3532

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#3E3532 #323B3E

Analogous

#3E3235 #3E3532 #3E3B32

Triadic

#3E3532 #323E35 #35323E

Split-comp.

#3E3532 #323E3B #32353E

Tetradic

#3E3532 #353E32 #323B3E #3B323E

Monochromatic

#9F9E9D #6C6B6A #393838 #1F1E1E #000000

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