Dark brown

#332118

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

Dark brown sits in the orange range, dark and soft. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #332118, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#332118
RGB51, 33, 24
HSL20, 36%, 15%
HSV20, 53%, 20%
CMYK0%, 35%, 53%, 80%
Lab14.72, 7.3, 9.56
XYZ2.07, 1.86, 1.11
Decimal3350808
Web safe#333300
Pantone412 C
Pantone412 CHex#332118Rgb51 33 24Cmyk0 35 53 80Lab15 7 10Darker#2a1b14Deep#332118Lighter#614131

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 53, 80.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #332118 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 35 53 80
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 36 53 86
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 #332118 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #332118; }
.text { color: #332118; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332118; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #332118 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.31:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.37:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #332118 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 #332118 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #332118 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #332118 is computed, not guessed. 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.