Dark brown

#4a3821

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 orange at 34 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #4a3821, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4a3821
RGB74, 56, 33
HSL34, 38%, 21%
HSV34, 55%, 29%
CMYK0%, 24%, 55%, 71%
Lab24.93, 4.61, 17.38
XYZ4.51, 4.39, 2.05
Decimal4864033
Web safe#333333
Pantone448 C
Pantone448 CHex#4a3821Rgb74 56 33Cmyk0 24 55 71Lab25 5 17Darker#2a2013Deep#47351fLighter#785d3a

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 55, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4a3821 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 24 55 71
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 26 55 77
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 #4a3821 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4a3821; }
.text { color: #4a3821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3821; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4a3821 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.18:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.88:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4a3821 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 #4a3821 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 #4a3821 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

The figures for #4a3821 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.