Brown

#80666c

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

Brown is a mid red that reads grounded. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #80666c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#80666c

RGB128, 102, 108

HSL346, 11%, 45%

HSV346, 20%, 50%

CMYK0%, 20%, 16%, 50%

Lab45.87, 11.44, 0.58

XYZ16.36, 15.17, 16.25

Decimal8414828

Web safe#996666

Pantone5205 C

Shades of brown

#755d63 #6a5459 #5f4b50 #544347 #493a3d #3d3134 #32282a #271f21 #1c1618 #110e0e

Tints of brown

#8e7278 #9a8086 #a68f94 #b19ea2 #bdacb0 #c9bbbe #d4c9cc #e0d8da #ebe6e8 #f7f5f6

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#66807a Analogous#806679 Analogous#806d66 Triadic#6c8066 Triadic#666c80 Split complementary#66806d Split complementary#667980

Brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 16, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #80666c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 16 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 19 56

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.

Brown in css

Copy #80666c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #80666c; }
.text { color: #80666c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80666c; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #80666c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #80666c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #80666c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #80666c 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 brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #80666c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.