Dark brown

#4e2c1b

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

Dark brown is a dark orange with moody warmth. 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 #4e2c1b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e2c1b
RGB78, 44, 27
HSL20, 49%, 21%
HSV20, 65%, 31%
CMYK0%, 44%, 65%, 69%
Lab21.95, 13.78, 17.6
XYZ4.24, 3.5, 1.49
Decimal5123099
Web safe#663333
Pantone4625 C
Pantone4625 CHex#4e2c1bRgb78 44 27Cmyk0 44 65 69Lab22 14 18Darker#2d1a10Deep#4c2b1aLighter#7f4b32

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 44, 65, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e2c1b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 65 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 64 75
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 #4e2c1b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e2c1b; }
.text { color: #4e2c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2c1b; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e2c1b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.35:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.70:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e2c1b 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 #4e2c1b 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 #4e2c1b 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

Here is how the numbers for #4e2c1b are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.