Dark brown

#2c1415

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark brown is a dark red that reads moody. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #2c1415, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c1415

RGB44, 20, 21

HSL357, 38%, 13%

HSV358, 55%, 17%

CMYK0%, 55%, 52%, 83%

Lab9.72, 12.41, 4.67

XYZ1.42, 1.09, 0.84

Decimal2888725

Web safe#330000

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark brown

#2a1314 #271213 #251112 #231011 #210f10 #1e0e0e #1c0d0d #1a0c0c #170b0b #150a0a

Tints of dark brown

#492123 #672f31 #843c3f #a24a4d #b76063 #c47d80 #d19a9d #dfb8b9 #ecd5d6 #f9f3f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#142c2b Analogous#2c1421 Analogous#2c1f14 Triadic#152c14 Triadic#14152c Split complementary#142c1f Split complementary#14212c

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 52, 83.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c1415 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 52 83

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 52 89

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #2c1415 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c1415; }
.text { color: #2c1415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c1415; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2c1415 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c1415 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2c1415 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2c1415 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #2c1415 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.