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Dark Brown
#522C1E
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Dark Brown
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Coffee
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Alizarin
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Saddle Brown
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Peruvian
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"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 #522C1E
RGB rgb(82, 44, 30)
HSL hsl(16°, 46%, 22%)
CMYK C:0% M:46% Y:63% K:68%
Luminance 0.0332
WCAG Accessibility
On white 12.08:1
Aa — #522C1E
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.74:1
Aa — #522C1E
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#522C1E #1E4452
Analogous
#521E2A #522C1E #52461E
Triadic
#522C1E #1E522C #2C1E52
Split-comp.
#522C1E #1E5246 #1E2A52
Tetradic
#522C1E #2A521E #1E4452 #461E52
Monochromatic
#C18E7B #925945 #4C2F24 #2A1914 #000000
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#4E342E
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