Dark brown

#4c2b21

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #4c2b21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c2b21

RGB76, 43, 33

HSL14, 39%, 21%

HSV14, 57%, 30%

CMYK0%, 43%, 57%, 70%

Lab21.48, 14.06, 13.0

XYZ4.12, 3.37, 1.87

Decimal4991777

Web safe#333333

Pantone4695 C

Shades of dark brown

#47281f #41251c #3c221a #361f18 #311c15 #2b1813 #261510 #20120e #1b0f0c #150c09

Tints of dark brown

#673a2d #814938 #9c5844 #b46952 #c0806d #cb9788 #d7afa2 #e2c6bd #eeddd8 #faf4f3

Colors that go with dark brown

Complementary#21424c Analogous#4c212d Analogous#4c4121 Triadic#214c2b Triadic#2b214c Split complementary#214c41 Split complementary#212d4c

Dark brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 57, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c2b21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 57 70

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 56 76

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 #4c2b21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c2b21; }
.text { color: #4c2b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2b21; }

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 #4c2b21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c2b21 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 #4c2b21 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 #4c2b21 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 #4c2b21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.