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Dark Brown
#482025
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Imperial Red
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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 #482025
RGB rgb(72, 32, 37)
HSL hsl(353°, 38%, 20%)
CMYK C:0% M:56% Y:49% K:72%
Luminance 0.0216
WCAG Accessibility
On white 13.92:1
Aa — #482025
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 1.51:1
Aa — #482025
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#482025 #204642
Analogous
#462038 #482025 #462E20
Triadic
#482025 #244620 #202446
Split-comp.
#482025 #20462E #203846
Tetradic
#482025 #384620 #204642 #2E2046
Monochromatic
#B67C83 #834950 #412528 #211214 #000000
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