CSS named color

Brown #A52A2A

Brown is red. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Brown used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox
7.08:1

On white

AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large ✓
Aa The quick brown fox
2.96:1

On black

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✕

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Brown — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white
Shadesmixed toward black
Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Brown by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#A52A2A ≈ Firebrick #2BA6A6 ≈ Light Sea Green

Analogous

#A62B69 ≈ Medium Violet Red #A52A2A ≈ Firebrick #A6692B ≈ Sienna

Triadic

#A52A2A ≈ Firebrick #2BA62B ≈ Forest Green #2B2BA6 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

Split-complementary

#A52A2A ≈ Firebrick #2BA669 ≈ Medium Sea Green #2B69A6 ≈ Steel Blue

Tetradic

#A52A2A ≈ Firebrick #69A62B ≈ Olive Drab #2BA6A6 ≈ Light Sea Green #692BA6 ≈ Rebecca Purple

Use Brown in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#a52a2a], border-[#a52a2a].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Brown into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

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Similar named colors

Firebrick #B22222 Saddle Brown #8B4513 Sienna #A0522D Crimson #DC143C Dark Red #8B0000 Maroon #800000

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