Dark brown

#372f2f

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

Dark brown lands in the red band, dark and grey. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #372f2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#372f2f

RGB55, 47, 47

HSL0, 8%, 20%

HSV0, 15%, 22%

CMYK0%, 15%, 15%, 78%

Lab20.24, 3.61, 1.33

XYZ3.11, 3.05, 3.11

Decimal3616559

Web safe#333333

Pantone440 C

Shades of dark brown

#332c2c #2f2828 #2b2525 #282222 #241f1f #201b1b #1c1818 #181515 #141111 #100e0e

Tints of dark brown

#4c4141 #615353 #766565 #8b7777 #9d8c8c #afa1a1 #c1b6b6 #d3cbcb #e5e0e0 #f7f5f5

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#2f3737 Analogous#372f33 Analogous#37332f Triadic#2f372f Triadic#2f2f37 Split complementary#2f3733 Split complementary#2f3337

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, 15, 15, 78.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #372f2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 15 78

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 18 84

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 #372f2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #372f2f; }
.text { color: #372f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372f2f; }

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 #372f2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #372f2f 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 #372f2f 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 #372f2f 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 #372f2f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.