Brown (7B5F5B) — 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 #7B5F5B

RGB rgb(123, 95, 91)

HSL hsl(8°, 15%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:23% Y:26% K:52%

Luminance 0.1317

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.78:1

Aa — #7B5F5B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.63:1

Aa — #7B5F5B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7B5F5B #5B777B

Analogous

#7B5B67 #7B5F5B #7B6F5B

Triadic

#7B5F5B #5B7B5F #5F5B7B

Split-comp.

#7B5F5B #5B7B6F #5B677B

Tetradic

#7B5F5B #677B5B #5B777B #6F5B7B

Monochromatic

#D3CFCF #A39B99 #706766 #564F4E #2E2A29

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