Dark Brown (442C2C) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Dark 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

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

Values

HEX #442C2C

RGB rgb(68, 44, 44)

HSL hsl(0°, 21%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:35% K:73%

Luminance 0.0281

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.79:1

Aa — #442C2C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.64:1

Aa — #442C2C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#442C2C #2C4444

Analogous

#442C38 #442C2C #44382C

Triadic

#442C2C #2C442C #2C2C44

Split-comp.

#442C2C #2C4438 #2C3844

Tetradic

#442C2C #38442C #2C4444 #382C44

Monochromatic

#A99393 #775F5F #3E3232 #221B1B #000000

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