Dark brown

#3c3f21

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

This is Dark brown, a soft yellow at 66 degrees. 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 #3c3f21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c3f21

RGB60, 63, 33

HSL66, 31%, 19%

HSV66, 48%, 25%

CMYK5%, 0%, 48%, 75%

Lab25.64, -6.8, 17.94

XYZ3.92, 4.63, 2.13

Decimal3948321

Web safe#333333

Pantone5743 C

Shades of dark brown

#383b1f #34361d #30321a #2c2e18 #282a16 #232514 #1f2111 #1b1d0f #17180d #13140b

Tints of dark brown

#55592f #6e733c #868d4a #9fa757 #aeb571 #bdc28b #ccd0a5 #dbdebf #e9ebd9 #f8f9f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#24213f Analogous#3f3321 Analogous#2d3f21 Triadic#213c3f Triadic#3f213c Split complementary#212d3f Split complementary#33213f

Dark brown in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 5, 0, 48, 75.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c3f21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 0 48 75

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 4 48 81

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 #3c3f21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c3f21; }
.text { color: #3c3f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3f21; }

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 #3c3f21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c3f21 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 #3c3f21 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 #3c3f21 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

Every value on this page for #3c3f21 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.