Deep brown

#4e2f30

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

Deep brown is a deep red that reads weighty. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #4e2f30, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e2f30
RGB78, 47, 48
HSL358, 25%, 25%
HSV358, 40%, 31%
CMYK0%, 40%, 38%, 69%
Lab23.22, 14.35, 5.3
XYZ4.69, 3.87, 3.3
Decimal5123888
Web safe#663333
Pantone497 C
Pantone497 CHex#4e2f30Rgb78 47 48Cmyk0 40 38 69Lab23 14 5Darker#261718Deep#402627Lighter#784c4e

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep 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, 40, 38, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e2f30 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 40 38 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 41 39 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.

Deep brown in css

Copy #4e2f30 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e2f30; }
.text { color: #4e2f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2f30; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e2f30 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.84:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.77:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e2f30 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4e2f30 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 deep brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4e2f30 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #4e2f30 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.