Dark Brown (6D3E37) — 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 #6D3E37

RGB rgb(109, 62, 55)

HSL hsl(8°, 33%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:43% Y:50% K:57%

Luminance 0.0671

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.77:1

Aa — #6D3E37

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.39:1

Aa — #6D3E37

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6D3E37 #37656D

Analogous

#6D374A #6D3E37 #6D5937

Triadic

#6D3E37 #376D3E #3E376D

Split-comp.

#6D3E37 #376D59 #374A6D

Tetradic

#6D3E37 #4A6D37 #37656D #59376D

Monochromatic

#C8ACA7 #A17068 #64443F #452F2B #160F0E

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