Dark brown

#2d2c13

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

Dark brown is a dark yellow, dramatic at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #2d2c13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d2c13

RGB45, 44, 19

HSL58, 41%, 13%

HSV58, 58%, 18%

CMYK0%, 2%, 58%, 82%

Lab17.49, -4.04, 16.28

XYZ2.1, 2.41, 0.97

Decimal2960403

Web safe#333300

Pantone419 C

Shades of dark brown

#2b2a12 #282711 #262510 #24230f #21210e #1f1e0d #1d1c0c #1a1a0b #18170a #161509

Tints of dark brown

#4b4920 #69672c #878439 #a5a246 #bab75c #c7c47a #d4d198 #e0dfb6 #edecd4 #faf9f2

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#13142d Analogous#2d1f13 Analogous#212d13 Triadic#132d2c Triadic#2c132d Split complementary#13212d Split complementary#1f132d

Dark brown in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 58, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d2c13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 58 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 57 88

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 #2d2c13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d2c13; }
.text { color: #2d2c13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2c13; }

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 #2d2c13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d2c13 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 #2d2c13 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 #2d2c13 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

Here is how the numbers for #2d2c13 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.