Deep brown

#744e4e

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. 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 #744e4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#744e4e

RGB116, 78, 78

HSL0, 20%, 38%

HSV0, 33%, 45%

CMYK0%, 33%, 33%, 55%

Lab37.32, 16.04, 6.5

XYZ11.3, 9.71, 8.49

Decimal7622222

Web safe#666666

Pantone4985 C

Shades of deep brown

#6a4747 #604141 #573a3a #4d3434 #432d2d #392727 #302020 #261919 #1c1313 #120c0c

Tints of deep brown

#865a5a #986666 #a47878 #b08989 #bc9b9b #c8adad #d4bfbf #e0d1d1 #ece2e2 #f8f4f4

Colors that go with deep brown

Complementary#4e7474 Analogous#744e61 Analogous#74614e Triadic#4e744e Triadic#4e4e74 Split complementary#4e7461 Split complementary#4e6174

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 33, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #744e4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 33 33 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 34 34 61

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 #744e4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #744e4e; }
.text { color: #744e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744e4e; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #744e4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #744e4e 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 #744e4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #744e4e 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 deep brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #744e4e 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.