Brown (7F7169) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #7F7169

RGB rgb(127, 113, 105)

HSL hsl(22°, 9%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:11% Y:17% K:50%

Luminance 0.1755

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.7:1

Aa — #7F7169

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.47:1

Aa — #7F7169

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7F7169 #68767D

Analogous

#7D686B #7F7169 #7D7A68

Triadic

#7F7169 #687D70 #70687D

Split-comp.

#7F7169 #687D7A #686B7D

Tetradic

#7F7169 #6B7D68 #68767D #7A687D

Monochromatic

#D9D9D9 #A6A6A6 #737373 #595959 #333333

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