Deep brown

#5c3f42

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 rich. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #5c3f42, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c3f42
RGB92, 63, 66
HSL354, 19%, 30%
HSV354, 32%, 36%
CMYK0%, 32%, 28%, 64%
Lab29.97, 13.16, 3.25
XYZ7.17, 6.22, 5.98
Decimal6045506
Web safe#663333
Pantone438 C
Pantone438 CHex#5c3f42Rgb92 63 66Cmyk0 32 28 64Lab30 13 3Darker#24191aDeep#3d292bLighter#845e62

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 28, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c3f42 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 32 28 64
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 30 70
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 #5c3f42 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c3f42; }
.text { color: #5c3f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3f42; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5c3f42 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.36:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.24:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c3f42 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 #5c3f42 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 #5c3f42 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

Here is how the numbers for #5c3f42 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.