What is the hex code for Brown?

Brown is #a52a2a. In CSS the keyword brown, the hex #a52a2a, rgb(165, 42, 42) and hsl(0, 59%, 41%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Brown on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #2aa5a5, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Brown for text?

Brown as text on white has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1, which passes WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1). On black it is 2.96:1, which fails for body text. It works as a text color on light surfaces.

CSS color names · Browns

Brown color: hex #a52a2a, RGB and HSL

Brown is the CSS keyword brown, hex #a52a2a, rgb(165, 42, 42), hsl(0, 59%, 41%). It is a dark, vivid red in the browns family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: brown
Hex: #a52a2a
RGB: rgb(165, 42, 42)
HSL: hsl(0, 59%, 41%)
On white: 7.08:1 — passes AA for body text
On black: 2.96:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text

.example {
  color: brown;          /* keyword */
  color: #a52a2a;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(165, 42, 42); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(0, 59%, 41%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with brown

Each match keeps brown's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside brown as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#2aa5a5

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#2aa568

#2a68a5

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#2aa52a

#2a2aa5

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#a52a68

#a5682a

Tints and shades of brown

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as brown — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#cc3636

#d65e5e

#e08686

#ebaeae

#f5d7d7

Shades (darker)

#8a2323

#6e1c1c

#531515

#370e0e

#1c0707

A UI color palette built from brown

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from brown as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #a52a2a
secondary: #2aa568
accent: #2a68a5
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f3f3
text: #221111
muted: #8e5757
border: #ecdfdf

Dark mode

primary: #d04848
secondary: #48d08c
accent: #488cd0
background: #1a0e0e
surface: #281616
text: #f6f3f3
muted: #b69696
border: #492727

Open brown in the palette generator

Using brown in an interface

Browns are muted oranges, and they behave like neutrals with warmth: the light ones make paper-like page backgrounds, the mid tones make borders and muted text, and the dark ones can carry body text. Brands that want to feel crafted or organic lean on this family. Whichever role brown takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Brown?: Brown is #a52a2a. In CSS the keyword brown, the hex #a52a2a, rgb(165, 42, 42) and hsl(0, 59%, 41%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Brown?: Its complement is #2aa5a5, the split-complementary pair is #2aa568 and #2a68a5, the triadic partners are #2aa52a and #2a2aa5, and the analogous neighbors are #a52a68 and #a5682a. In an interface, use Brown for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Brown on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #2aa5a5, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Brown for text?: Brown as text on white has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1, which passes WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1). On black it is 2.96:1, which fails for body text. It works as a text color on light surfaces.