Dark brown

#381f1e

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 anchoring. 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 #381f1e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#381f1e
RGB56, 31, 30
HSL2, 30%, 17%
HSV2, 46%, 22%
CMYK0%, 45%, 46%, 78%
Lab15.03, 12.01, 5.84
XYZ2.36, 1.91, 1.47
Decimal3677982
Web safe#333333
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#381f1eRgb56 31 30Cmyk0 45 46 78Lab15 12 6Darker#281615Deep#381f1eLighter#643b39

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 46, 78.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #381f1e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 45 46 78
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 45 46 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 #381f1e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #381f1e; }
.text { color: #381f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381f1e; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #381f1e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.19:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.38:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #381f1e 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 #381f1e 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 #381f1e 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 #381f1e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.